The Catholic Church

  • 151

    Council of Apostles held in Jerusalem

    c.51
  • Period: 151 to

    The Catholic Church

  • 313

    Edict of Milan by Emperor constantine provides for Freedom of Christian religious practice

  • 325

    First Council of Nicea and formulation of Nicene Creed

  • Jan 1, 1054

    Division of Christianity into East and West

  • Jan 1, 1095

    First Crusade proclaimed by Pope Urban II

  • Jan 1, 1209

    Saint Francis founds Order of Friars abd if the poor Clares

  • Jan 1, 1378

    St Catherine of Siena succeeds in bringing peace between Papal States

  • Jan 1, 1517

    Martin Luther King begins the Protestant Reformation

  • Jan 1, 1534

    Henry VIII establishes the Church of England and begins persecution of Catholics

  • Jan 1, 1544

    Council of Trent

  • First Vatican Council

  • Second Vatican Council + beginning of US military involvement in Vietnam

  • Year of Jubilee to celebrate 20 centuries of Christianity