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4 BCE
4 BCE
Jesus was born, in Bethlehem -
30
30 A.D
Death of Jesus Christ -
33
33 A.D
Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit. Can be described as the birthday of the Church. -
33
33 A.D
Stephen- First Christian martyr -
48
48 A.D
Gentile Christians accepted those in the Jewish tradition -
60
60 A.D
First Gospel was published, thought to be written by Mark -
70
70 A.D
Jewish rebellion against the Roman empire ends -
90
90 A.D
Book of Revelation and Gospel of Saint John written -
161
A.D 161
Widespread persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius -
301
301 A.D
Armenia adopts Christianity as the state religion, was the first country in the world to. -
313
313 A.D
Edict of Milan is issued by Constantine, Christianity become legal in Roman -
382
382 A.D
Saint Jerome starts the translation of the Bible into Latin. -
563
563 A.D
Columbia established a monastery at Iona -
597
597 A.D
St. Augustine becomes the first Archbishop of Canterbury -
787
787 A.D
Ecumenical council at Nicea ends the controversy over the use of icons in worship -
800
800 A.D
Charlemagne is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III -
1054
1054 A.D
The Great Schism, when the Eastern Orthodox and Western Catholic churches separate -
1095
A.D 1095
Pope Urban II authorises the first Crusade to recover the Holy Land from Moslems -
1099
A.D 1099
Crusaders conquer Jerusalem -
1182
A.D 1182
Massacre of Latin inhabitants of Constantinople -
1187
A.D 1187
Jerusalem recaptured by a Moslem army led by Saladin -
1189
1189 A.D
Third Crusade directed by Richard the Lionheart of England -
1204
A.D 1204
Sack of Constantinople
