Key Events in Church History (650C.E - 1750 C.E)

  • Period: 476 to 1453

    The Middle Ages

  • 570

    Birth of Muhammad

    Birth of Muhammad
  • 800

    Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III

    Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III
  • 1054

    The Great Schism

    The Great Schism
  • Period: 1095 to 1291

    The Crusades

  • 1099

    Crusaders capture Jerusalem

    Crusaders capture Jerusalem
  • 1209

    St Francis founds Order of Friars and of the Poor Clares

    St Francis founds Order of Friars and of the Poor Clares
  • Period: 1300 to

    The Renaissance

  • 1347

    Catherine of Siena begins her letters

    Catherine of Siena begins her letters
  • Period: 1348 to 1350

    The Black Death

  • 1431

    Joan of Arc burned at stake

    Joan of Arc burned at stake
  • 1485

    Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica

    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

    Martin Luthers post his 95 Theses
  • Period: 1517 to

    The Reformation

  • 1556

    Ignatius Loyola founds the Jesuits

    Ignatius Loyola founds the Jesuits