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312
Emperor Constantines Coversion To Christianity
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Period: 312 to Aug 14, 1500
Dates
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336
Death Of Constaintine
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451
Council Of Chalcedon
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553
Ecumenical council at Constantinople affirms teaching of previous councils.
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563
Columba establishes a monastery at Iona.
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Sep 11, 664
Synod of Whitby ratifies the authority of the Pope in England.
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Sep 11, 731
Bede writes his Ecclesiastical History.
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Sep 11, 1054
Great Schism - Eastern Orthodox and Western Catholic churches separate.
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Sep 11, 1187
Jerusalem recaptured by a Moslem army led by Saladin.
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Sep 11, 1204
Sack of Constantinople during the fourth crusade.
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Sep 11, 1216
Papal approval of the Dominican and Franciscan mendicant ('begging') orders.
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Sep 11, 1266
Thomas Aquinas writes his great work of systematic Theology: Summa Theologiae.
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Sep 11, 1305
Papacy moved to Avignon following a dispute with Philip IV of France.
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Sep 11, 1341
Defence of Orthodox spirituality by Gregory Palamas. Rise of Hesychasm.
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Sep 11, 1376
John Wycliffe writes 'Civil Dominion', arguing for reform of the church.
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Sep 11, 1453
Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks.
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Sep 11, 1517
Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Wittenburg, Germany; beginning the Protestant reformation.
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Sep 11, 1525
William Tyndale completes his translation of the Bible into English.
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Christianity Made Official Religion Of Roman Empire
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Ecumenical council at Constantinople rejects Monothelite heresy of one will in Christ.
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Ecumenical council at Nicea ends the controversy over the use of icons in worship.
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Charlemagne is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III.
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Conversion of Prince Vladimir in Kiev. Growth of Christianity in Russia.
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Following Solomon's death, the Kingdom is divided into two sections: Northern (Israel) and Southern (Judah).