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451
The council of Chalcedon
The council of Chalcedon was a church gathering held between October 8 to November 1, 451 A.D, at Chalcedon. This council has been considered to be the fourth ecumenical council held by the Great Church. Marcian, the new Eastern Roman Emperor at the time, called for a council to try and end the chaos that was unfolding in the empire. -
Dec 24, 1054
East - West Schism 1054 A.D
The East - West Schism more commonly referred to as The Great Schism is the separation between what are now known as the Eastern Orthodox Church and The Catholic Church.
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Jan 1, 1347
The Plague/ The Black Death 1347
The Plague or The Black Death was a form of disease that was known as the deadliest diseases in 1347 it killed between 75-200 million people. The plague revealed the Church’s human side and left such a traumatic impression on minds of the people that it influenced. -
Oct 31, 1517
The Reformation/ Martin Luther's 95 Theses
The reformation was an attempt to reform the Catholic Church and led to the development of the Protestant Churches in Europe particularly the wester part of Europe. This began in 1517 when a German monk named Martin Luther protested about the corruption that was occurring in the Catholic Church. His follower were the foundation of the people we call Protestants. -
Sep 25, 1555
The Peace of Augsburg 1555
The Peace of Augsburg was a treaty that existed between Charles V and the forced that were known as the Schmalkaldic League, who were an alliance of the Lutheran Monarch's. It was made official on the 25th of September 1555 in the Imperial City of Augsburg. Which is known the city of Bavaria in Germany. -
Jan 1, 1563
The Council of Trent 1545-1563
The Council of Trent, which was held between 1545 and 1563 in Bologna, Italy. This Council was one of the most important ecumenical council's in the Catholic Church. Arising from Martin Luther's Protestant reformation, it has been depicted as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation. -
The First Vatican Council 1869-1870
The First Vatican Council was conceived by Pope Pius XI on the 29th of June 1869 and ended in 1870. The main purpose of this Council was to deal with the contemporary issues arising which included: rationalism, liberalism, materialism and inspiration of Scripture. Besides the discussion of these important issues it was also setting out the definition of the Catholic doctrine, and explore papal infallibility. -
The Second Vatican Council 1962-1965
The Second Vatical Council more commonly known as Vatican II was the 21st Ecumenical Council held by the Catholic Church.It was held between 11 October 1962 to 8 December 1965. The gathering's purpose,to re-evaluate the position of the Roman Catholic Church in the Modern World and to begin it's spiritual renewal
