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  • Period: 33 to 330

    Early Church Era (33-330)

    AD
  • Irenaeus's Against Heresies
    180

    Irenaeus's Against Heresies

    leads the fight against the powerful Gnostic heresy.
  • The earliest known public churches are built
    230

    The earliest known public churches are built

    signaling a shift in Christians' life and practice.
  • Period: 330 to 500

    Christian Empire (330-500)

    AD
  • Athanasius defines the New Testament
    367

    Athanasius defines the New Testament

    in his Easter Letter lists the current 27 books of the canon.
  • Ambrose defies Emperor Theodosius
    390

    Ambrose defies Emperor Theodosius

    refusing him Communion after his brutal killing of thousands in Thessalonica; the act influences church-state relations for generations.
  • Period: 500 to 1500

    Middle Ages (500-1500)

    AD
  • Battle of Tours
    732

    Battle of Tours

    Frankish general Charles Martel halts the seemingly unstoppable Muslim invasion, keeping Europe under Christian control .
  • Bernard founds monastery at Clairvaux
    1115

    Bernard founds monastery at Clairvaux

    The "Father of Western mysticism" strengthens the monastic tradition.
  • Francis of Assisi renounces wealth in order to preach a simple
    1208

    Francis of Assisi renounces wealth in order to preach a simple

    passionate gospel, and later founds the Franciscan order.
  • Catherine of Sienna's Letters
    1370

    Catherine of Sienna's Letters

    a treasure of Western mysticism, are begun.
  • Constantinople falls to the Turks
    1453

    Constantinople falls to the Turks

    ending a millennium of Christianity in the Eastern Roman ("Byzantine") Empire.
  • The Spanish Inquisition
    1479

    The Spanish Inquisition

    under Ferdinand and Isabella, begins against baptized Jews and Moors.