Religion

By lconnaroe
  • 60

    Great fire of Rome ; Nero launches persecution of Christian’s

    Nero
  • 70

    Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus

    Vespasian
  • 80

    Persecution under Domitian 81-96

    Domitian
  • 90

    St. Clement I is Pope; restored the Sacrament of Confirmation according to the rite of St. Peter; martyred in 97

    Domitian
  • 110

    St. Ignatius of Antioch martyred

    Trajan
  • 112

    Trajans rescript in response to philly

    Trajan
  • 115

    St. Sixtus I is pope, died in 125

    Trajan
  • 123

    Hadrian’s rescript

    Hadrian
  • 125

    Ste one e ne matre in 18. He composed the Gloria in Excelsis Deo

    Hadrian
  • 150

    St. Justin martyr dedicates his first apology

    Antoninus pius
  • 155

    St. Polycap martyred

    A. Pius
  • 161

    St. Justin dedicates his second apology

    A. Pius and Marcus Aurelius
  • 180

    St. Irenæus writes against heresies

    Marcus Aurelius
  • 196

    Tertullian begins writing

    Sept sevens
  • 203

    Sts. Perpetua and Felicity are martyred in the arena at Carthage

    Sept. Serverus
  • 215

    Origen (ca. 185-254) begins writing

  • 250

    Edict of Decius (emp. 249-251) orders empire-wide persecution of Christians

  • 257

    Valerian (emp. 253-260) Rescripts in 257 and 258

  • 293

    Diocletian creates the Tetrarchy

    Diocletian 284-305
  • 303

    "Great Persecution"| beains under Diocletian

    Diocletian
  • 311

    Constantine adopts Christian symbol before battle

  • 312

    Edict of Milan

  • Period: 400 to 420

    Visigoths sack Rome under king Alaric

    Honorius - western empire
  • Period: 418 to 420

    Frank takes Gual

    Honorius - western empire
  • Period: 445 to 460

    Emp. Valentinian III acknowledges papal supremacy

    St. Leo 1
  • Period: 451 to 460

    Council of Chalcedon; - fourth Ecumenical - defined the human and divine natures of Christ in one Person

    St. Leo 1
  • Period: 452 to 460

    St. Leo 1 (the great) meets Attila the Hun

    St. Leo 1
  • Period: 476 to 480

    End of Roman Empire, last western emperor is Romulus Augustulus

    Zeno - eastern emp
  • Period: 493 to 500

    Theodoric the Ostrogoth becomes king of Italy

  • Period: 556 to 600

    Second Council of Constantinople - fifth Ecumenical - called by Emperor Justinian

    Justinian east. Emp.
  • Period: 557 to 550

    St. Benedict founds monastery at Monte Cassino

    Justnian - east. Emp.
  • Period: 612 to 650

    Muhammad has vision of archangel Gabriel

    Heraclius east. Emp.
  • Period: 624 to 650

    Muhammad defeats meccans at Battle of Badr

    Heraclius east. Emp.
  • Period: 636 to 650

    Jerusalem captured by Muslim

    Heraclius east. Emp.
  • Period: 679 to 700

    Third Council of Constantinople - sixth Ecumenical

  • Period: 684 to 700

    Dome of the Rock built over the Temple