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ParrKChurchHistory

  • Period: 33 to 330

    early church era

  • Titus destroys Jerusalem
    70

    Titus destroys Jerusalem

    Christianity and Judaism officially broke since Christians fled from Jerusalem.
  • The Donatist Schism
    312

    The Donatist Schism

    Over treatment of apostates from the great persecution,challenges thinking about the church.
  • Period: 330 to 500

    Christian Empire

  • Athanasius defines the new testament
    367

    Athanasius defines the new testament

    In his Easter Letter lists the current 27 books of the canon.
  • Ambrose defies Emperor Theos
    461

    Ambrose defies Emperor Theos

    Refusing him Communion after his brutal killing of thousands is Thessalonica; the act influences church-state relations for generations.
  • Period: 500 to 1500

    Middle Ages

  • justinian's code is published
    529

    justinian's code is published

    it becomes the basis for later canon law in the west, thus shaping medieval society.
  • Synod of whitby
    663

    Synod of whitby

    He decisively aligns the English church with Rome for the next 5 centuries.
  • Battle of tours
    732

    Battle of tours

    Frankish general Charles Martel halts the seemingly unstoppable Muslim invasion, keeping Europe under Christian control.
  • the east-west schism
    1054

    the east-west schism

    the latin and greek portions of the church permanently separated into the roman catholic church and the eastern orthodox church.
  • Francis of Assisi renounces wealth in order
    1208

    Francis of Assisi renounces wealth in order

    he does this to preach a simple, passionate gospel, and later founds the franciscan gospel.
  • The great papal schism
    1378

    The great papal schism

    the roman catholic church ends up with popes at one time, and after it is settled it permanently begins the decline of the roman catholic church power.