Persecution of “The Way”

By samantha_09
  • 64

    Great fire of Rome; Nero launches persecutions of Christians (Nero)

  • 70

    Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus (Vespasian)

  • 81

    Persecution under Domitian 81-96

  • 88

    St. Clement l is Pope; restored the sacrament of confirmation according to the rite of St. Peter; martyred in 97

  • 110

    St. Ignatius of Antioch martyred

  • 112

    Trajans Rescript in response to Pliny

  • 115

    St. Sixus l is Pope; died in 125

  • 123

    Hadrians Rescrpit

  • 125

    St. Telesphorus is Pope; martyred in 136; He composed Gloria in Excelsis Deo

  • 150

    St. Justin Martyr dedicates his First Apology

  • 150

    St. Polycarp martyred

  • 161

    St. Justin Martyr dedicates his Second Apology

  • 180

    St. Irenaeus writes against Heresies

  • 196

    Tertullian begins writing

  • 203

    Sts. Perpetua and Felicity are Martyred in the arena at Carthage

  • 215

    Origen (ca. 185-254) begins writing

  • 250

    Edict of Decius (emp. 249-251)orders empire-wide persecution of Christians

  • 257

    Valerian (emp. 253-260) rescripts in 257 and 258

  • 293

    Diocletian creates the tetrarchy

  • 303

    “Great Persecution” begins under Diocletian

  • 312

    Constantine adopts Christian symbol before battle

  • 313

    Edict of Milan

  • 315

    Eusebius becomes Bishop of Caesarea

  • 324

    Constantine defeats Licinius at Chrysopolis, becomes sole emperor of Rome

  • 325

    First Council of Nicæa; condemns Arianism and formulates Nicene Creed

  • 327

    Constantine is baptized on his death-bed by the Arian Eusebius of Nicomedia

  • 330

    City of Constantinople dedicated as capital of "New Rome"

  • 338

    St. Julius I is 35th Pope (337-352); considered to be the founder of the Archives of the Holy See (337-352)

  • 358

    St. Basil the Great founds Monastic community

  • 362

    Pagan revival under Emperor Julian the Apostate (361-363)

  • 364

    St. Basil becomes Bishop of Caesarea

  • 367

    St. Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, cites 27 NT canon

  • 374

    St. Ambrose becomes Bishop of Milan

  • 380

    Emperor Theodosius decrees Christianity official St. Basil becomes Bishop of Caesarea religion of the Empire

  • 381

    Council of Constantinople I; Apostle's Creed

  • 382

    St. Jerome begins The Vulgate Latin Bible

  • 390

    St. Ambrose excommunicates Emperor Theodosius

  • 393

    Theodosius forbids pagan Olympic Games; closes temple of Zeus at Olympia

  • 395

    St. Augustine ordained Bishop of Hippo

  • 410

    Visigoths sack Rome under king Alaric

  • 418

    Franks take Gaul

  • 429

    St. Augustine dies

  • 430

    Council of Ephesus-third ecumenical-defined Mary to be the mother of God

  • 445

    Emp. Valentinian lll acknowledges papal supremacy

  • 451

    Council Chalcedon;-fourth ecumenical- defined the human and divine natures of Christ in one Person

  • 452

    St. Leo l (the Great) meets Attila the Hun

  • 476

    End of Roman Empire last western emperor is Romulus Augustulus

  • 493

    Theodoric the Ostrogoth becomes king of Italy

  • 528

    St. Benedict founds monastery at Monte Cassino

  • 553

    Second Council of Constantinople-fifth ecumenical- called by emperor Justinian

  • 559

    St. Gregory, 590-604

  • 570

    Muhammad born at or near Mecca

  • 612

    Muhammad has vision of archangel Gabriel

  • 624

    Muhammad defeats Meccans at Battle of Badr

  • 645

    Jerusalem captured by Muslim

  • 649

    Library of Alexandria destroyed with 300,000 ancient papyrus scrolls

  • 680

    Third Council of Constantinople - sixth Ecumenical

  • 684

    Dome of the Rock built over the Temple