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  • Period: 33 to 330

    Early Church Era

  • peter and paul executed
    65

    peter and paul executed

    martyrdom of the church's two greatest apostles forces church leadership into a new era
  • titus destroys jerusalem
    70

    titus destroys jerusalem

    christianity and judaism split
  • tertullian begins writing
    196

    tertullian begins writing

    Tertullian begins major writings that promote purity of life and doctrine
  • early public churches built
    230

    early public churches built

    the building of the earliest known public church signaled a shift in Christians lives and practices
  • Period: 330 to 500

    Christian Empire

  • Basil the Great founds a monastery
    358

    Basil the Great founds a monastery

    basil the great lies down foundation for religious communities ever after
  • Athanasius Defines the New Testament
    367

    Athanasius Defines the New Testament

    his Easter letter lists the current 27 books of the canon
  • Augustine converts to Chritianity
    368

    Augustine converts to Chritianity

    Augustine was the greatest early church father and fights Pelagianism
  • Period: 500 to 1500

    Middle Ages

  • Battle of Tours
    732

    Battle of Tours

    Frankish general Charles Martel halts the seemingly unstoppable Muslim invasion. He kept Europe under Christian control.
  • Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor
    800

    Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor

    Charlemagne brought Europe political unity, a stronger church, and a renaissance of learning
  • John Wyclif supervises Bible translation
    1380

    John Wyclif supervises Bible translation

    He left the first complete English Bible