Major Events In The Church

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  • 1 BCE

    Saints and Leaders of the Catholic Reform

    • new religious orders and other groups founded to help catholic renewal
    • St John of the Cross
    • St Teresa of Ávila
    • St Francis of Sales
    • St Vincent De Paul
  • 451

    Council of Chalcedon

    • try to find language that keeps in balance and holds together the 2 natures of Jesus
    • human nature
    • divine nature
    • "fully human and fully divine in one person"
    • many centuries working to clarify issues
  • 476

    (14-476CE)

    • Birth of the Church
    • Beginning of Persecutions of Christians
    • Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem
    • Division of the Roman Empire into eastern and western parts
    • Fall of Rome to the northern tribes
    • The Edict of Milan greats tolerance to Christianity
    • The Council of Nicea
    • The Council of Chalcedon
  • Jan 1, 1320

    The Black Death

    • plague erupted in Gobi desert 1320s + spread in every direction from there
    • severe population loss
    • came from the near east
    • symptoms were high fever, aching limbs, vomiting of blood, swelling of lymphnods
    • got its name because of the Black glands
  • Jan 1, 1517

    The Reformation

    • Pope Leo X granted indulgence for contributions towards the building of the new St Peters Basilica at Rome
    • Corruption in various parts of church
    • Caused the Reformation
    • Resulted in a movement called Protestantism
    • Martin Luther's attack on indulgences was immediate cause of Reformatted in Germany
  • Jan 1, 1534

    Council of Trent

    • responded firmly to the issues of the Refirmation
    • the council forbade many corrupt practices umong priests, bishop and cardinals
    • Paul |||
    • reformed the clergy
    • no one appointed bishop until ordained for 6 months

  • The First Vatican Council

    • Blessed Plus |X
    • Attended by 744 Bishops
    • Reviewed and summarised Catholic faith and dealt with authority of the Pope
    • Teaching that Pope had supreme power over Church
    • Doctrine of papal infallibility

  • The Second Vation Council

    • World horror after WW||
    • United Nations guardian of human rights
    • Increased power among Western nations
    • Developed nations involved in dangerous Arms Race
    • Second Vatican announced by Pope John XX||