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Period: 33 to 330
Early Church Era
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65
Peter and Paul are executed;
martydom of the church's two greatest apostles forces church leadership into a new era. -
70
Titus destroys Jerusalem
Christianity and Judaism official broke since Christians fled from Jerusalem. -
358
Basil the Great founds a monastery
laying foundations for religious communities ever after -
461
The Council of Chalcedon
concluded that Jesus was completely and fully God. Jesus combined two natures human and divine -
590
Gregory the Great becomes pope
The first of the Medieval popes takes on civil power and lays the foundations for the papal state -
732
Battle of Tours
Frankish general Charles Martel halts the seemingly unstoppable Muslim invasion. -
800
Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor
with the help of his advisor the seven foot king brings Europe political unity -
1095
Pope Urban II launches the first crusade
Eastern and Western breaches relations. -
1220
Dominic establishes order of preachers
travel barefoot teach and convert hereticies -
1378
The Great Papal Schism
The roman Catholic church ends up with 3 popes at one time
