Jesus to AD 500 timeline.

Period:
-27 BCE
to
180

Pax Romana
33

The Resurrection of Jesus
33

Pentecost
33

The Apostles spread the Gospel
33

St. Stephen Martyred
34

The Conversion of Saint Paul
42

St. John the apostle travels emphasis with the blessed virgin Mary

Tells of how, from the cross, Jesus Charged St. John with the care of his mother.
44

St. James the Apostles is martyred; his body is secretly buried in Spain.
46

St. Paul begins missionary journeys to Galatia, Greece, Syria, and other places.
49

Council Of Jerusalem
64

Persecution of Christians begins under Roman emperor Nero
70

Romans burn the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.
80

Didache written
99

All the writings that will become part of the New Testament have been written by this date.
250

Persecution under Roman emperor Decius
251

Council of Carthage
303

Persecution under Roman emperor Diocletian
313

Emperor Constantine issues the Edict of Milan
325

Council of Nicaea
330

Emperor Constantine divides the Roman Empire into East and West
354

Birth of St. Augustine
360

Books begin to replace scrolls
382

Pope Damasus asks St. Jerome to translate the Gospels into Latin.
397

The Council of Hippo and Carthage determine which book will become part of the New Testament
405

St. Jerome complete his translation of the Old Testament
410

The Visigoths destroy the city of Rome
410

St. Augustine begins writing The City Of God.
431

Council of Ephesus
432

St. Patrick sets out to spread the Gospel Of God.
451

Council of Chalcedon
476

The Western Roman Empire Collapses
480

Birth of St. Benedict
496

Clovis, The King of the Franks, Converts to Catholicism
Period:
500
to
1000

AD 500-1,000
507

Clovis' army drives Visigoths out of France
527

Justinian I became emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.
529

St. Benedict founds the first monastery.
529

St. Benedict founds his first monastery
537

Construction of Hagia Sophia begins in Constantinople.
590

St. Gregory the Great becomes pope.
596

Pope St. Gregory the Great sends St. Augustine of Canterbury to England to evangelize the Anglo-Saxons
597

St. Augustine baptizes the king of Kent.
632

Death Of Mohammed

Mohammed, whom Muslims call the Prophet Mohammed, is the founder of Islam. By the time of his Death, all of Arabia is Muslims.
637

Muslims attack Constantinople.
638

Muslims capture Jerusalem.
698

Muslims take Carthage.

End of Eastern Roman rule in North Africa
711

Muslims invade and occupy Spain.
716

St. Boniface leaves England to evangelize Germania
732

France halts Muslim invasion.
754

With St. Boniface's help, the pope allies with the kings of the Franks
793

Vikings attack England.
800

Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III.

Eastern Christians in Constantinople did not approve of Charlemagne's coronation, and the new title bestowed by the pope caused further division between East and West.
885

Gunpowder invented.
997

Muslims occupy Santiago de Compostela in Spain, burial place of St. James the Apostles
1000

Muslims control two thirds of the ancient Christian world
1054

The Great Schism
1073

St. Gregory VII elected pope
1073

Pope St. Gregory VII excommunicates the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV
1088

First universities founded
1094

The Byzantine emperor in Constantinople asks the West for aid against Muslim armies
1095

Pope Urban II calls for a Crusade, and Christians temporarily capture Jerusalem
1144

First Gothic cathedral completed
Period:
1147
to
1192

Second and Third Crusades
1204

Crusaders from the Fourth Crusade sack Constantinople
1209

Franciscan Order is founded by St. Francis of Assisi
1216

Dominican Order founded by St. Dominic
1229

The Inquisition is founded
Period:
1265
to
1274

St. Thomas Aquinas write the Summa Theologica
1300

The Renaissance begins
1347

Bubonic plague arrives in Europe.
1377

St. Catherine of Siena convinces the pope to return the papacy to Rome
1386

St. Catherine of Siena cares for the sick and buries the dead when the plague strikes Siena.
1453

Muslims conquer Constantinople and tun Hagia Sophia into a mosque
1492

Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas

Pax Romana

The Resurrection of Jesus

Pentecost

The Apostles spread the Gospel

St. Stephen Martyred

The Conversion of Saint Paul

St. John the apostle travels emphasis with the blessed virgin Mary

St. James the Apostles is martyred; his body is secretly buried in Spain.

St. Paul begins missionary journeys to Galatia, Greece, Syria, and other places.

Council Of Jerusalem

Persecution of Christians begins under Roman emperor Nero

Romans burn the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.

Didache written

All the writings that will become part of the New Testament have been written by this date.

Persecution under Roman emperor Decius

Council of Carthage

Persecution under Roman emperor Diocletian

Emperor Constantine issues the Edict of Milan

Council of Nicaea

Emperor Constantine divides the Roman Empire into East and West

Birth of St. Augustine

Books begin to replace scrolls

Pope Damasus asks St. Jerome to translate the Gospels into Latin.

The Council of Hippo and Carthage determine which book will become part of the New Testament

St. Jerome complete his translation of the Old Testament

The Visigoths destroy the city of Rome

St. Augustine begins writing The City Of God.

Council of Ephesus

St. Patrick sets out to spread the Gospel Of God.

Council of Chalcedon

The Western Roman Empire Collapses

Birth of St. Benedict

Clovis, The King of the Franks, Converts to Catholicism

AD 500-1,000

Clovis' army drives Visigoths out of France

Justinian I became emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire.

St. Benedict founds the first monastery.

St. Benedict founds his first monastery

Construction of Hagia Sophia begins in Constantinople.

St. Gregory the Great becomes pope.

Pope St. Gregory the Great sends St. Augustine of Canterbury to England to evangelize the Anglo-Saxons

St. Augustine baptizes the king of Kent.

Death Of Mohammed

Muslims attack Constantinople.

Muslims capture Jerusalem.

Muslims take Carthage.

Muslims invade and occupy Spain.

St. Boniface leaves England to evangelize Germania

France halts Muslim invasion.

With St. Boniface's help, the pope allies with the kings of the Franks

Vikings attack England.

Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III.

Gunpowder invented.

Muslims occupy Santiago de Compostela in Spain, burial place of St. James the Apostles

Muslims control two thirds of the ancient Christian world

The Great Schism

St. Gregory VII elected pope

Pope St. Gregory VII excommunicates the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV

First universities founded

The Byzantine emperor in Constantinople asks the West for aid against Muslim armies

Pope Urban II calls for a Crusade, and Christians temporarily capture Jerusalem

First Gothic cathedral completed

Second and Third Crusades

Crusaders from the Fourth Crusade sack Constantinople

Franciscan Order is founded by St. Francis of Assisi

Dominican Order founded by St. Dominic

The Inquisition is founded

St. Thomas Aquinas write the Summa Theologica

The Renaissance begins

Bubonic plague arrives in Europe.

St. Catherine of Siena convinces the pope to return the papacy to Rome

St. Catherine of Siena cares for the sick and buries the dead when the plague strikes Siena.

Muslims conquer Constantinople and tun Hagia Sophia into a mosque

Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas