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Period: 33 to 330
Early Church
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250
Empire Wide Persecution
Under Decius many Christians fall way and create schism in the church -
Period: 330 to 500
Christian Empire
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358
Foundations for Religious Communities
Basil the Great founds a monastery, laying foundations for religious communities ever after. -
390
Killings of Thessalonica
Ambrose defies Emperor Theodosius, refusing him Communion after his brutal killing of thousands in Thessalonica; the act influences church-state relations for generations. -
405
First Vulgate in Latin
Jerome Completes the Vulgate; first great translation into Latin from the original Greek and Hebrew; later used to establish Roman Catholic Church authority when it becomes only official translation -
Period: 500 to 1500
Middle Ages
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529
Justinian's Code
Justinian's Code is published; it becomes the basis for later canon law in the West, thus shaping medieval society. -
716
The Spread of Christianity
Boniface's mission to the Germans spreads Christianity to pagan northern Europe, preparing the way for the later Holy Roman Empire. -
1093
Anselm's Lasting Works
Anselm named archbishop of Canterbury, a post from which he writes lasting works on the Atonement and proofs for God's existence. -
1321
Dante's Devine Comedy
Dante's Divine Comedy gives masterful poetic expression to medieval concepts of hell, heaven, and purgatory, and shapes later thought. -
1380
First English Bible
John Wyclif supervises Bible translation, leaving the first complete English Bible. -
1456
The Holy Bible
Gutenberg Produces the First Printed Bible; sparked a revolution in society and the church. Books could now be produced in quantities and at prices that made them available to many people, not merely to scholars and monks. The resulting explosion of knowledge continues to accelerate in our day. Paved the way for the Reformation.
