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64
persecution of Christians begins under roman emperor Nero
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250
persecution under roman emperor Decius
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251
council of carthage
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303
persecution under roman emperor Diocletian
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313
emperor Constantine issues the edict of Milan
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325
council of Nicaea
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330
emperor Constantine divides the roman empire into East and West
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397
the councils of hippo and cartage determine which book will become part of the New testament
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410
the Visigoths destroy the city of Rome
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431
council of Ephesus
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451
council of Chalcedon
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476
the western roman empire collapses
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496
Clovis, the king of the franks, convert to Catholicism
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507
Clovis' army drives Visigoths out of France
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527
Justinian i becomes emperor of the eastern roman empire
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529
St. benedict founds the first monastery
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529
St. Benedict founds his first monastery.
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537
Construction of Hagia Sophia (current structure) begins in Constantinople
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590
St. Gregory the Great becomes pope
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596
Pope St. Gregory the Great sends St. Augustine of Canterbury to England to evangelize the Anglo-Saxons.
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597
St. Augustine baptizes the King of Kent
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632
Death of Mohammad.
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637
Muslims attack Constantinople
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638
Muslims capture Jerusalem
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698
Muslims take Carthage
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711
Muslims invade and occupy Spain
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716
St. Boniface leaves England to evangelize Germania
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732
France halts Muslim invasion.
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754
With St. Boniface’s help, the pope allies with the kings of the Franks
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793
Vikings attack England
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800
Gunpowder invented.
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800
Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III.
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885
Vikings attack Paris
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997
Muslims occupy Santiago de Compostela in Spain, burial place of St. James the Apostle.