Major Church Events till 1500

Birth of Christ

101

Jan 101. Jesus was born.

St Paul's conversion

101

0101. This event is important because the first christians were converts from judaism by st paul. His works are also some of the earliest Christian documents, 13 of the 27 books of the bible are written by him, and overall helped spread Christianity.

Reign of Pope Innocent

401

Feb 5, 401 - March 12, 417. Pope Innocent begins his Papacy. He effectively promoted the primacy of the Roman church and cooperated with the imperial state to repress heresy.

The East-West Schism

Jul 16, 1054

The split led to the development of the modern Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.

William Conquered England and Its Church

Sep 28, 1066

William the conqueror drastically changed the church policies. Insisted on the celibacy of the clergy, fought pluralism (churchmen holding more than one position) and simony (buying church positions).

Xerigordon's Crusaders Were Surrounded

Sep 21, 1069

The Turkish surrounded the Crusaders and were given the choice to ether convert to Islam and be sold as slaves, or massacred. The news of this massacre inraged the French making them march east for a fight. However, they walked into a Turkish ambush and the Turks wiped out 10,000 of them in a few hours. That was the end of Peter's army.

Outbreak of Antisemitism

Sep 13, 1096

The gap between Christian and Jew widened. Christians were seen as unpatriotic, increasingly saw the Jews as hostile to and deliberately rejecting God's light. Jews were discriminated against, deprived of rights, and harrased.

Citeaux Got Monastery; Europe Got Reform

Mar 21, 1098

Their new monastic order, the Cistercians stressed silence, austerity and manual work rather than scholarship. Their church would be plain with no treasures or personal possessions. By 1300, over 600 Cistercian monasteries and nunneries were in existence. They transformed the wastes of Europe into productive lands, improved cattle breeds, developed methods of agriculture and taught them to farmers.

The Barons Rebellion

May 17, 1215

King John set taxes at very high levels, he enforced arbitrary fines and he seized the barons’ estates. John used this income to fund his expensive wars in France, though unsuccessful. He had struggles with the Church and the barons, which lead to them rebelling and taking over London, which intern lead to the signing of the Magna Carta.

Magna Carta.

Jun 15, 1215

King John of England and his nobles sign the Magna Carta. Sense the rebel barons captured London in May 1215, the Magna Carta was created as a peace treaty between the king and the rebels. Magna Carta is one of the most important documents in history because it means everyone is subject to the law, including the king. It also guarantees the rights of people. The Magna Carta is thought to be one of the first steps towards establishing parliamentary democracy in England.

Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae

Jan 1, 1272

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He presented a synthesis of Aristotelian logic and Christian theology that became the basis of Roman Catholic doctrine. Addressing many of Christianity's most important questions in Summa Theologiae, like the existence and nature of God, creation and the nature of man, and morality and law.

The Great Western Schism (1376-1417)

Sep 13, 1376

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The Great Schsim divided Europe politicaly. With there being no one true pope, the effect was damaging on both the population and the church. With the divide and the rivalry the papal offices started loosing both authority and influence with all classes.

The Conciliar Movement (1409-1449)

Sep 13, 1409

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The Conciliar movement represents a conflict over authority in the Church. The laity began favoring the decisions of a council over the decision of a pope.This movement, along with other scandals and misunderstandings, paved the road for Luther to not respect the authority of the pope and then ultimately the Church when he schismed.

Council of Constance burns Hus and ends Great Schism

Jan 1, 1415

!415-1417. The end of the great schism lead to the start of Conciliarism and the protestant reformation.

Spanish Inquisition

Nov 1, 1478

Established by Pope Sixtus IV. Catholicism was used to unify the country into a strong nation. Tomas de Torquemada, leader of the Spanish Inquisition for fifteen years, s believed to be responsible for the execution of around 2,000 Spaniards, driving out Jews, Protestants and other non-believers. Tourturing people those not of their faith.