Church History by Joachim Nguyen

By joachim.nguyen
  • 29 AD, The beginning of a Catholic Community.
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    29 AD, The beginning of a Catholic Community.

    Jesus resurrects from the dead. Pentecost gives the Holy Spirit to the Apostles. St Peter then goes to Jerusalem to preach and converts 3000 people starting the very first Catholic Community.
  • 30 AD, Baptising of Gentiles
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    30 AD, Baptising of Gentiles

    Saul of Tarsus has an apparition of Jesus and converts to Christianity. St Peter baptises Cornelius. This signifies the beginning of the baptism of Gentiles.
  • 40 AD, The beginning of the Antioch Churh
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    40 AD, The beginning of the Antioch Churh

    King Herod persecutes the first Christian forcing the others to flee Jerusalem and start the Antioch Church.
  • 100 AD, John the last Apostle Dies
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    100 AD, John the last Apostle Dies

    St John, the last Apostle dies. 5 years later Pope St Evaristus dies and is replaced by Pope St Alexander 1st.
  • 280 AD, Constantine comes to power
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    280 AD, Constantine comes to power

    Constantine became the new Roman Emperor and changed the laws on being Catholic. He stopped the persecution of Christians and brought the religion to Rome and all of Italy.
  • 360, Books replace Scrolls
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    360, Books replace Scrolls

    Books replace scrolls and therefore sparked the creation of the bible which we all use today.
  • 1050, The Great Schism
    Dec 24, 1050

    1050, The Great Schism

    The Great Schism questioned the Roman Catholic Church claim to being the one true church with higher authority than other Christian Denominations due to apostolic succession dating back to St Peter.
  • 1300, Wycliffe, The Hus Seek Reform.
    Dec 24, 1300

    1300, Wycliffe, The Hus Seek Reform.

    Wycliffe and Hus translate the bible into English and are considered the founding fathers of the Protestant Churches as they lived before Luther.
  • 1500, Germany has lack of control over its people.
    Dec 24, 1500

    1500, Germany has lack of control over its people.

    Germany fragmented into more than 300 states which made it easier for Protestant Reformation. This made it difficult to stop the spread of ideas, including one German monk, Martin Luther.