Key Events in Church History (650C.E - 1750 C.E) By Lorenzo.Uren Period: 476 to 1453 The Middle Ages 570 Birth of Muhammad 800 Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III 1054 The Great Schism Period: 1095 to 1291 The Crusades 1099 Crusaders capture Jerusalem 1209 St Francis founds Order of Friars and of the Poor Clares Period: 1300 to 1600 The Renaissance 1347 Catherine of Siena begins her letters Period: 1348 to 1350 The Black Death 1431 Joan of Arc burned at stake 1485 Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica Period: 1494 to 1536 William Tyndale completes the English translation of the Bible 1517 Martin Luthers post his 95 Theses Period: 1517 to 1648 The Reformation 1556 Ignatius Loyola founds the Jesuits
