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3 BCE
Birth of Christ
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30
Death of Christ
Jesus Christ died on the cross in the year 30 A.D. -
30
Pentecost
The Holy Spirit descends unto the apostles. -
80
Written-The Gospels of Matthew and Luke
Gospels written between 80 and 90 -
100
Written - The Gospel of John
Written around 100 A.D. -
155
Birth and Death of Tertullian
Tertullian was born in 155 A.D. He died in 222 A.D. -
185
Birth and Death of Origen
Origen was born on 185 A.D. He died in 254 A.D. -
249
Roman Emperor Decius
Decius ruled from 249 A.D. to 251 A.D. -
251
Anthony of Egypt
Anthony of Egypt was born in 251 A.D. He died in 356 A.D. -
284
Roman Emperor Diocletian
Roman Emperor Diocletian ruled from 284 A.D. - 305 A.D. -
296
St. Athanasius
St. Anthanasius was born in 296 A.D. He died in 375 A.D. -
303
The "Great Persecution" issued
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312
Emperor Constantine
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313
Edict of Milan issued
This was issued in 313 A.D. -
325
Council of Nicea
The First Council met in 325 A.D. -
329
Basil the Great
Basil the Great was born in 329 A.D. he died in 379 A.D. -
347
St. John of Chrysostrom
St John of Chrysostrom was born in 347 A.D. He died in 407 A.D. -
347
St. Jerome
St. Jerome was born on 347 A.D. He died in 420 A.D. -
347
Emperor Theodosius I
Emperor Theodosius I was born in 374 A.D. He died in 395 A.D. -
354
St. Augustine
St. Augustine was born in 354 A.D. He died in 430 A.D. -
367
The First written list of the New Testament books are found
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381
Council of Constantinople
Met in 381 A.D. -
431
Council of Ephesus
Met in 431 A.D. -
451
Council of Chalcedon
Met 451 A.D. -
466
Clovis King of the Franks
Clovis King of the Franks was born in 466 A.D. He died in 511 A.D. -
480
Scholastica
Scholastica was born in 480 A.D. She died in 547 -
480
Benedict of Nursia
Benedict of Nursia was born in 480 A.D. He died in 550 A.D. -
570
Muhammad
Muhammad was born in 570 A.D. He died in 632 A.D. -
800
Charlemagne crowned as Holy Roman Emperor
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825
Methodius
Methodius was born in 825 A.D. He died in 884 A,D, -
827
Cyril
Cyril was born in 827 A.D. He died in 869 A.D. -
1000
Jerusalem taken over by Muslim Conquerers
1000-1200 A.D. -
1054
Schism took place
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1090
Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clarivaux was born in 1090. He died in 1153 A.D. -
1095
Pope Urban II organized a crusade
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1097
Four major Crusades
These took place between 1097 and 1204. -
1099
Christian armies take control of Jerusalem
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1187
Jerusalem falls again
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1198
Pope Innocent III
1198-1216 -
1204
Armies of the Fourth Crusade attack Constantinople
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1215
Fourth Latern Council
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1231
Inquisition was set up
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1300
The Late Middle Ages
1300-1500 -
1305
Pope Clement V Papacy
1305-13-14 -
1377
Pope Gregory XI moved papacy back to Rome
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1409
Council of Pisa
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1414
General Council of the Church met
1414-1418 -
1417
Pope Martin V
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1450
Printing Press invented
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1453
Muslim Turks took over Constantinople
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1468
Antonio Montesino
1468-1530 -
1477
Bartolome de las Casas
1477-1566 -
1478
Sir Thomas More
1478- 1535 -
1481
Huldrych Zwlingli
1481 -1531 -
1483
Martin Luther
1483 - 1546 -
1491
King Henry VIII
1491-1547 -
1492
Pope Alexander VI
1492 - 1503 -
1492
First Voyage of Christopher Columbus
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1497
Spanish Inquisition
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1509
John Calvin
1509 - 1564 -
1517
Ninety-five theses created
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1520
Martin Luther was excommunicated
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1533
John Calvin experiences a conversion
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1545
The Council of Trent
1545-1563 -
1564
Galileo Galilei
1564 -1642 -
1565
St. Augustine Florida founded
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1566
Pope Pius V issued a Roman Catechism
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1579
George Calvert
1579 -1632 -
English came to America
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The Thirty Years War
1618-1648 -
Pilgrims from England settled in Massachusetts
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The Congregation for the Propagation of Faith was founded
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The Ark and The Dove sailed across the Atlantic
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Catholics in Maryland were persecuted
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The state of Pennsylvania was founded
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Gallican Articles were signed
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Father John Carroll of Maryland
1735-1815 -
Benedict Joseph Flaget
1763-1850 -
The Jesuits were suppressed by Pope Clement XIV
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Declaration of Independence signed
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Catherine McAuley
1778-1841 -
John Carroll ordained
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John England
1786- 1842 -
Estates- General called together
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Third Estate named The General Assembly
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Civil Constitution of the Clergy passed
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All Clergy took an oath to the Civil Constitution
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French Republic was declared
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King Louis XVI was beheaded
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The French Revolution- thousands killed
1793-1794 -
The Directory
1795-1799 -
John Hughes
1797-1864 -
Pope Pius VI was deported
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Death of Pope Pius VI
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PopePius VII elected
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The Concordat
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Napolean declared himself Emperor
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Napolean took control of the Papal States
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Cornelia Connelly
1809-1879 -
Napolean defeated
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Pope Pius VII returned to Rome
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Jean Baptiste Lamy
1814-1888 -
Napolean was exiled
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Otto Van Bismark
1815-1898 -
John Bosco
1815-1888 -
Karl Marx
1818-1883 -
Sisters of Mercy founded
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Mary Marzarello
1837 - 1881 -
Pope Pius IX
1846 - 1878 -
Holy Child Jesus founded
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Frances Xavier Cabrini
1850-1917 -
Katherine Drexel
1858-1955 -
Society of Saint Francis de Sales
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Revolutionaries occupied the Papal States
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United Kingdom of Italy was proclaimed
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Sir Thomas More named a Saint
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First Vatican Council convened in Rome by Pope Pius IX
1869-1870 -
Otto Van Bismarck threw off Austrian rule
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Pope Leo XIII
1878-1903 -
Sacred Heart of Jesus founded
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Final Annexation
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Rerum Novarum issued
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Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament founded
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Pope Pius X
1903-1914 -
British capture Jerusalem
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Pope Pius X named a Saint
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Second Vatican Council
1962-1965
