Sidney's Church History Timeline By sidneyangner 500 East and West Church is Divided Period: 500 to Jan 1, 600 East and West Divided Period: Jan 1, 600 to Jan 1, 700 West is Crumbling, East is Flourishing Jan 1, 700 Muslims Are Defeated Twice, Spread of Islam Slows Jan 1, 717 Willibrord Attempts to Preach Gospel to Vikings for the First Time Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Jan 1, 1212 The Reconquista: The Reconquest of Span from the Muslims Jan 1, 1040 Western Churches are at Their Low Points Jan 1, 1054 Eastern and Western Churches Split Jan 1, 1095 Pope Urban II Declares a Holy War Jan 1, 1099 French and Italian Crusaders Capture Jerusalem Jan 1, 1100 Schools Expand into Levels of Learning Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Jan 1, 1199 Revival of Economy, Politics, Religion and Culture for the West Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Jan 1, 1199 Gothic Architecture Originates in Northern France Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Jan 1, 1200 Eastern Church is Doing Great! Jan 30, 1122 The Concordat of Worms Jan 1, 1140 Church of St. Denis Rebuilt by Unknown Artist Jan 1, 1200 Universities Begin Developing in Bologna, Paris, and Oxford Period: Jan 1, 1200 to Jan 1, 1299 Church is Transformed by Reform and Scholasticism Jan 1, 1204 4th Crusade Sacks Constantinople, Creates Hatred Towards West Jan 1, 1209 St. Francis Establishes the Franciscan Order (Order of Friars Minor) Jan 1, 1215 St. Dominic Establishes the Dominicans (Order of Preachers) Period: Jan 1, 1225 to Jan 1, 1274 Thomas Aquinas Lifespan Jan 1, 1237 Abrupt Change When Mongols Attack City of Kiev, Never Recovered Aug 1, 1294 Celestine V Elected Pope Dec 1, 1294 Celestine V Resigns Jan 1, 1295 Pope Boniface VIII Elected, Dies Same Year Jan 1, 1305 Clement V, Friend of French King, is Elected Period: Jan 1, 1347 to Jan 1, 1350 Black Death Plagues Europe Jan 1, 1371 Gregory XI is Elected Pope Feb 5, 1377 Pope Gregory XI Returns Papacy to Rome Jan 1, 1378 Urban VI Elected Pope Jan 1, 1378 ANTIPOPE Clement VII Elected Because Urban was Invalid Feb 5, 1389 Boniface IX is Elected Jan 1, 1394 ANTIPOPE Benedict XIII is Elected Jan 1, 1404 Innocent VII is Elected (Legitimate pope) Jan 1, 1406 Gregory XII is Elected Feb 5, 1409 ANTIPOPE Alexander V is Elected Jan 1, 1410 ANTIPOPE John XXIII is Elected (was once a pirate) Period: Jan 1, 1414 to Feb 1, 1418 Council of Constantine Meets to Fix Pope Issues Jan 1, 1418 All 3 Popes Step Down, Martin V is Elected Jan 1, 1453 Ottoman Turks Attack Constantinople Mar 2, 2022 Pope Gregory the Great is Elected Pope Mar 2, 2022 Charlemage Becomes Kind of the Franks Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne Crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne's Reign Ends, Europe is Christian Mar 2, 2022 Otto I Becomes Holy Roman Emperor and Makes Reforms Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Jan 1, 1000 Papacy is Coveted Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Jan 1, 1054 A Storm Brews Between East and West...