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Period: 33 to 330
Early Church Era
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70
Titus destroys Jerusalem
Titus destroys Jerusalem; Christianity and Judaism official broke since Christians fled Jerusalem. -
230
The Earliest Known Churches Built
The earliest public churches are built, signaling a sift in Christians' life and practice. -
Period: 330 to 500
Christian Empire
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380
Emperor Theodosis
Emperor Theodosis I made Nicene Christianity the state church of the Roman Empire with the Edict of Thessalonica -
386
Augustine Converts to Christianity
Augustine Converts to Christianity; greatest early church father; figts Pelagianism; emphasizes authority of Scripture; his thought foundation of the Reformers; wrote the city of God. -
432
Patick's Mission
Patrick's mission to Ireland breaks heathenism and fosters Christianity, leading to a flourishing Celtic church. -
Period: 500 to 1500
Middie Ages
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590
Gregory the Great
Gregory the Great becomes Pope; The 'first of the medieval popes' takes on civil power and lays the foundations for the papal state. He also commissions, in 597, Augustine's mission to England, which converts the pagan Angles -
1220
Order of Preachers
Dominic establishes Order of Preachers, who travel barefoot, teach, and convert heretics -
1321
Dante's Divine Comedy
Dante's Divine Comedy gives masterful poetic expression to medieval concepts of heaven, hell, and purgatory, and shapes later thought. -
1370
Catherine of Siena's Letters
Catherine of Siena's Letters, a treasure of Western mysticism, are begun. -
1380
John Wyclif
John Wyclif supervises Bible translation, leaving the first complete English Bible.
