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Apostle James was one of the Twelve Apostles, distinguished as being in Jesus' innermost circle and being the only apostle whose martyrdom is recorded in the New Testament -
Apostle Peter was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repeatedly and prominently in all four New Testament gospels as well as the Acts of the Apostles. -
Paul is often considered to be the most important person after Jesus in the history of Christianity. His letters have had enormous influence on Christian theology, especially on the relationship between God the Father and Jesus, and on the mystical human relationship with the divine. -
The Holy Spirit descends on the day of Pentecost, filling the followers of Jesus Christ with power from on high. -
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Peter becomes the found of the Church of Antioch and the first priest of Christian population established there -
Joseph of Arimathea is sent to England to preach the Gospel. He took with him the Holy Grail, and his pilgrim’s staff -
He was sent to Antioch in order to encourage the people to stay true and devoted to the Lord even after all the persecution they faced. -
He entered into God's presence by ascending to the third heaven or the paradise of God. -
The Council of Jerusalem retained the prohibitions on eating blood, meat containing blood, and meat of animales that were strangle, and on fornication and idolatry. It demonstrated the willingness of apostolic leaders to make compromises on secondary issues in order to maintain peace and unity in the church -
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Gamaliel embraced Christianity and was baptized by St. Peter and St. John. His body was supposedly discovered in the 5th century and transported to a cathedral in Pisa, Italy. -
According to traditional accounts, Thomas the Apostle sailed to the Malabar region in 52 AD and introduced Christianity to the area. Although a minority, the Christian population of Kerala is proportionally much larger than that of India as a whole. -
Saint Paul made Aristobulus a bishop and sent him to preach the Gospel in Britain, where he converted many to Christ. He endured the torments and malice of the pagans, and eventually baptized them. -
The first major persecution of the Early Church, often referred to as the "Neronian Persecution," took place under the reign of Emperor Nero, following the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, where he blamed Christians for the disaster to deflect blame from himself; marking the start of a series of persecutions against Christians in the Roman Empire. -
A series of major rebellions by the Jews living in the Roman province of Judea against Roman rule -
Nero was declared a public enemy and condemned to death in absentia. He fled Rome, and on 9 June AD 68 committed suicide. His death sparked a brief period of civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors. -
The Gospel of Mark, is a New Testament book written for Gentile converts and Roman believers. Its primary purpose is to emphasize that Jesus is the Son of God. -
In 70 CE the Romans reclaimed Jerusalem and destroyed the Second Temple with only a portion of the western wall remaining -
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The Gospel of Luke, tells how God fulfilled his plan for the world's salvation through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, the promised messiah. -
John was thrown into boiling oil but miraculously survived and ended up dying later of old age. -
Monasticism is a way of living that's religious, isolated from other people, and self-disciplined. In many religions, monks and nuns practice monasticism. -
Constantine is important because his conversion and subsequent political and religious actions put an end to the persecutions and led the way for the eventual adoption of Christianity as the Roman state religion. -
The Nicene Creed was created at the First Council of Nicaea in 325. This was a group of Christian bishops that were gathered at the request of the Roman Emperor Constantine I. This was the first attempt to create a uniform consensus in the Church on liturgy and prayer. -
Saint Ambrose was a theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397. He expressed himself prominently as a public figure, fiercely promoting Roman Christianity against Arianism and paganism. -
St. Jerome’s numerous biblical, monastic, and theological works profoundly influenced the early Middle Ages. He is known particularly for his Latin translation of the Bible, the Vulgate, and has been designated a doctor of the church. -
St. Augustine was the bishop of Hippo from 396 to 430. A renowned theologian and prolific writer, he was also a skilled preacher and rhetorician. He is one of the Latin Fathers of the Church and, in Roman Catholicism, is formally recognized as a doctor of the church. -
The early Christians cared for the poor, showing compassion to the oppressed. This focus on community and love became a powerful witness to the world and remains a value of the Christian faith now. During this time there were also very important events that shaped the religion as we know it today, with things like the writing of the Bible, or the teachings of Jesus, as well as showing he perseverance of the early Christians to continue practicing the religion despite their life being in danger.