Rise of Christianity 1 AD - 1230 AD

  • Jesus' birth
    4

    Jesus' birth

    Jesus was born.
  • Jesus' human life
    5

    Jesus' human life

    The beginning of Jesus fulfilling the Old Testament prophecies regarding the Messiah.
  • Jesus' human life
    28

    Jesus' human life

    The end of Jesus fulfilling the Old Testament prophecies regarding the Messiah.
  • Jesus' baptism
    29

    Jesus' baptism

    Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist.
  • Apostolic Age
    30

    Apostolic Age

    Some of Christ's apostles were still alive and helping to spread the gospel.
  • Jesus died
    30

    Jesus died

    Jesus was crucified
  • First 4 gospels
    70

    First 4 gospels

    First Gospels published that are in the New Testament written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
  • Apostolic Age
    100

    Apostolic Age

    This period ended with the death of last apostle.
  • Earliest bible translations
    200

    Earliest bible translations

    The first appearance of the earliest bible translations.
  • Great Persecution
    303

    Great Persecution

    Christians faced harsh persecutions under co-emperors Diocletian and Galerius which later was known as the Great Persecution.
  • Edict of Milan
    313

    Edict of Milan

    Constantine removed the banning of Christianity with the Edict of Milan.
  • 27 New Testament books
    367

    27 New Testament books

    Saint Athanasius is the first to list the 27 New Testament books in his festal letter.
  • Catholicism
    380

    Catholicism

    Emperor Thedosius declared that the state religion of the Roman Empire would be Catholicism.
  • Roman Empire collapsed
    476

    Roman Empire collapsed

    The Roman Empire collapsed which emerged differences among Eastern and Western Christians.
  • Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church
    1054

    Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church

    The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church split into two groups.
  • Crusades
    1095

    Crusades

    The Crusades were a series of holy wars in which Christians fought against Muslims to reclaim holy land in the city of Jerusalem.
  • Crusades
    1230

    Crusades

    The series of holy wars ended.