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Period: 33 to 330
Early Church Era
(33-330) -
65
Peter and Paul excecuted
martyrdom of the church's two greatest apostles forces church leadership into a new era. -
230
The earliest churches built
The earliest known public churches are built, signaling a shift in Christians' life and practice. -
Period: 330 to 500
Christian Empire
(330-500) -
386
Augustine converts to Christianity
greatest early church father; fights Pelagianism (man's work needed in salvation); emphasises authority of Scripture; his thought foundation of the Reformers; wrote City of God. -
432
Patrick's mission to Ireland
Breaks heathenism and fosters Christianity, leading to a flourishing Celtic church. -
461
The Council of Chalcedon
Concluded that Jesus was completely and fully God. The council confessed that this total man and this total God was one completely normal person. In other words, Jesus combined two natures, human and divine, in one person. -
Period: 500 to 1500
Middle Ages
(500-1500) -
1093
Anselm named archbishop of Canterbury
A post from which he writes lasting works on the Atonement and proofs for God's existence. -
1220
Dominic establishes Order of Preachers
Who travel barefoot, teach, and coverts heretics. -
1380
John Wyclif
Supervises Bible translation, leaving the first complete English Bible. -
1456
Pope Urban 2 Launches the First Crusade
It also led to a greater interest in travel, map making, and exploration. -
1456
Gutenberg Produces the First Printed Bible
Books could now be produced in quantities and at prices that made them available to many people, not merely to scholars and monks.
