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Jesus born
Jesus was born sometime between 2-7 B.C. -
Birth of the Christian church
The church of Christianity was founded in 30 A.D. -
Jesus death
Jesus dies on April 18th in the year 33 -
Church Founded in India
Apostle Thomas founds a church in India in 52 A.D. -
Christianity in Sri Lanka
First Christians are reported in Sri Lanka in 100 A.D. -
Earliest record of Christianity in China
A stone stele that depicted Christian missionaries' activities was found in China and dated to 781 A.D. -
Missionary arrives to China
A Syrian missionary arrives in the capital of China in 635 A.D. -
Foreign religions banned
Chinese Emperor Wuzong decreed that all foreign religions be banned in 845 A.D. -
Last Reference to Christians in China
The last definite reference to Christians in China before the Mongol era in 878 A.D. -
Russia Converted
Russia is said to have been converted to the Orthodox faith in 1015 -
Friars Begin Work in China
Franciscan Friars begin work in China in 1289 -
Monk Arrives to China
A Franciscan monk from Italy arrives in China -
Mission Colapse and Christianity is Abolished
The Franciscan mission collapses as the Ming Dynasty abolishes Christianity in 1368 -
Misionaries Sent
3 missionaries are sent "to the islands of the sea which are inside Java adn to China" in 1503 -
First in Vietnam
The first Christian missionaries arrive in Vietnam in 1533 -
College in India
Francis Xavier founds the College of the Holy Name of God on the northwest coast of India in 1548 -
Christianity in Japan
Christianity arrives to Japan in 1549 -
Church in Malaysia
Portugese missioonaries build a church in Malaysia in 1553 -
Converts in Thailand
1,500 converts to Christianity are reported in Thailand in 1554 -
Bishop from China
The first Catholic bishop of Chinese origin was concecrated in 1685
