Early Medieval Era

By mmarquez1
  • 400

    Nestorius

    He said that Jesus was two people in one and that Mary couldn't be the bearer of God.
  • Period: 400 to May 7, 1000

    Early Medieval Era

    Sources:
    The Imperial: 305-476
    The early Middle Ages: 476-999
  • Period: 411 to 430

    Augustine's Anti-Pelagian writings

    Pelagius said God's grace was not necessary while Augustine argued that it was necessary.
  • 431

    Council of Ephesus

    Jesus is one person, denying Nestorianism.
  • 451

    Council of Chalcedon

    Eutychianism is condemned, Jesus is of two natures.
  • Jan 1, 602

    Baptism of a Lombard King's child

    The Lombards begin converting from Arianism to Orthodoxy.
  • Jan 1, 622

    Mohammed's flight from Mecca to Medina

    Mohammed's fight is the start of Islam.
  • Jan 1, 635

    Nestorian Christianity

    Nestorian Christianity had reached China.
  • Jan 1, 711

    Islam to North Africa

    "Islam has spread from India to North Africa. All of North Africa is under Islamic control"
  • Jan 1, 720

    Muslim Expansion

    "Muslims take Spain."
  • Period: Jan 1, 726 to

    Emperor Leo III attacked the use of images

    "Damascus defended the use of icons in worship by differentiating between veneration and worship. He also argued that the use of images is an affirmation of Christ's humanity, because a real person can be depicted. The opposition responds that images of Christ are not valid depictions because they can only represent his humanity, but not his divinity."
  • Jan 1, 732

    Battle of Tours

    "Europeans turn back the Muslims at the Battle of Tours."

  • The Council of Carthage

    anathematized the teachings of Pelagius.

  • The Latrocinium (Robber's) Council

    The council declared Eutychianism, which held that Christ had only one nature, to be orthodox.

  • The Council of Orange

    The Council of Orange
    "Approves the Augustinian doctrine of sin and grace, but without absolute predestination."

  • Gregory the Great

    Gregory the Great
    Gregory becomes pope.

  • Gregory sends Augustine of Canterbury to the Pagans in England

    Augustine is sent to convert the pagans in England. He imposed the Roman liturgy on the old British Christians.

  • Council of Nicea supports the decision of John of Damascus

    "Council of Nicea supports the decision of John of Damascus concerning icons. This decision was not well recieved in the West because John's words for veneration and worship were difficult to translate."

  • Charlemagne head of the Holy Roman Empire

    "Pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne head of the Holy Roman Empire (a.k.a. the Nominally Christian Germanic Kingdom). His dynasty is called the Carolingian Empire. His reign is the cultural high point of the Early Middle Ages."
  • Period: to

    The Dark Ages

    "The Dark Ages. The Carolingian Empire was weakened and was assailed by new invaders. This period also marks the low point of the papacy."