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70
The Fall of Jerusalem, 70 AD
Roman Empire and Jews built a strong tension in 70 AD, which the empire forced Jews Priest to stop doing the sacrifice. Roman soldiers led by Titus attacked Jerusalem to abolish Christians and Jews. It is important that it led the christians to continue its seperation with Judaism. They established scripture, which is the authorative documents of the New Testament. They established episcopacy, which is the head of the church. They also established creeds, which is a statement of belief. -
313
The Edict of Milan, 313 AD
Roman Emperors Constantine published an edict, which is an official proclamation issued in authority. The edict stopped the persecution from the church, allowing people for their religious freedom. It is important that Constantine's behavior led to the rapid spreading of Christianity throughout the Europe. Also, Christian's creed and government laws were connected and affected a lot later in the church history. -
325
The Council of Nicea, 325 AD
Constantine gathered the churches to talk about about Jesus' identity for the sake of solving some popular disputes between different churches. The council decided that Christ was the true God from heaven and was consubstantial with the Father. Christ was not made; instead, he became human for our salvation. It is important that it strengthened the authority of Scripture and theology and intermixed the churches and Roman government. And also, it leads to the Monastic Movement. -
530
Benedict's Rule, 530 AD
Benedict's Rule is written in St. Benedict for monks, which played a key role in spreading the church. The movement allowed the churches to survive and spread, and it secluded Monasticism from the world in order to fulfill religious vows. It is significant because it seperated people from the distraction of the world and gave followers spiritual disciplines. However, it led to the spiritual life of a monk could have a higher value than those of an ordinary person. -
Jan 1, 800
Coronation of Charlemagne, 800 AD
Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne, head of the Holy Roman Empire. It is significant because the pope gave his crown to the most powerful ruler in Europe. It symbolized the connection between the church and Roman empire, emphasizing the synthesis of the holy empire. However, this lead to some abuses of power in the Church. -
Apr 6, 1054
The Great Schism, 1054 AD
The church splited between Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. Pope Leo IX and Patriarch Michael I broke with each other. It is important because it marked the various issues inside the church, especially the question of papal authority. It led to the crusade later on and strengthened the tension between Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. -
Apr 6, 1096
The Crusades, 1096 AD
Christian in Europe formed army force and started 7 military compaigns, which is called the Crusades. The Crusade would like to take back Jerusalem from Muslim occupation. By the end of the Crusades, the church has grown its wealth and power in Roman Empire. It is important because It became a wellspring for heroism, chivalry and piety. It also reinforced the connection between Christianity and military. -
Apr 6, 1521
The Diet of Worms, 1521 AD
Martin Luther stood before Roman emperor, being accused of writing of declaring wrong ideas with the church. He was asked to recant his work. But instead, he divided his book into three parts -- Books on evangelical truths, books against teh corruption of the papacy, and the books against his popish opponents. It is important because he led the protestant reformation inside the church and put an end in internal corruption. -
The Great Awakening, 1730 AD
John Wesley walked outside the church more than 4000 miles a year and preached about 40,000 sermons. He brought the Gospel and Bible Verses to the common people so everyone can enjoy God's grace. It is important because it helped reform the society by focusing on the world issues and fighted against social inequality of bad behaviors, thus American Church has awaken the first time in the history based on Wesley's work. -
Edinburgh Missionary Conference, 1910
The conference were called together in Scotland for the hope of unity and extending its influence. The Christian's faith began to spread out, changed and mixed with different cultures in the world. However, it cost thousands of death during the process. It is important because it emphasized the expansion of missions and renewed focus to bring the Gospel to the world, which led more people to believe in God and Christianity.
