Key events in Church History (650 c.e - 1750 c.e)

The Great Schism

150

The East–West Schism, also called the Great Schism and the Schism of 1054, was the break of communion between what are now the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox churches, which has lasted since the 11th century

The middle days

476

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery

Birth of Muhammed

570

Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn (henceforth b. meaning the son of ) ˓Abdullah b. ˓Abd al-Muttalib, of the clan of Hashim, of the tribe of Quraysh, is acknowledged by more than one billion Muslims as the last messenger of God.

Charlemagne crowned Holy

800

He reached the height of his power in 800 when he was crowned Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day at Rome's Old St. Peter's Basilica. ... Charlemagne died in 814, having ruled as emperor for 13 years

The Crusades

1095

The Crusades were a series of religious wars sanctioned by the Latin Church in the medieval period.

Crusades Capture

1099

The Siege of Jerusalem took place from June 7 to July 15, 1099, during the First Crusade. The climax of the First Crusade, the successful siege saw the Crusaders take Jerusalem from the Fatimid Caliphate and laid the foundations for the Kingdom of Jerusalem

St Francis Xaviers

1253

The Third Order of Saint Francis, historically known as the Order of Penance of Saint Francis, is a third order within the Franciscan movement of the Catholic Church.

The Renaissance

1300

The Renaissance is a period in European history, covering the span between the 14th and 17th centuries and bridging the Middle Ages to Modern history

Cathrine of Sienna

1379

Saint Catherine of Siena TOSD, was a tertiary of the Dominican Order and a Scholastic philosopher and theologian who had a great influence on the Catholic Church. She is declared a saint and a doctor of the Church.

Joana of Ark

1431

oan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc,[5] IPA: [ʒan daʁk]; 6 January c. 1412[6] – 30 May 1431), nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" (French: La Pucelle d'Orléans), is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War and was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint.

The Reformation

1517

The Reformation, or, more fully, the Protestant Reformation, was a schism in Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther and continued by John Calvin, Huldrych Zwingli, and other Protestant Reformers in 16th-century Europe.

Death of St Hildegard of Bingen

1573

St. Hildegard, also called Hildegard of Bingen or Hildegard von Bingen, byname Sibyl of the Rhine, (born 1098, Böckelheim, West Franconia [Germany]—died September 17, 1179, Rupertsberg, near Bingen; canonized May 10, 2012; feast day September 17), German abbess, visionary mystic, and composer.

Thomas Aquinas

1985

Saint Thomas Aquinas OP was an Italian Dominican friar, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church.