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  • Period: 33 to 330

    Early Church Era

  • 65

    Peter and Paul are Executed

    Peter and Paul are Executed
    Martyrdom of the churches two greatest apostles forces church leadership into a new era.
  • 230

    The Earliest Known Public Churches are Built

    The Earliest Known Public Churches are Built
    This signaled a shift in Christians' life and practice.
  • 313

    The Edict of Milan

    The Edict of Milan
    The Edict of Milan; made by Constantine I the Roman Emperor, Christianity no longer persecuted.
  • Period: 330 to 500

    Christian Empire

  • 381

    First Council of Constantine

    First Council of Constantine
    The First Council of Constantinople ratifies the Nicene Creed and condemns Apollinarianism, safeguarding a high view of Christ.
  • Period: 500 to 1500

    Middle Ages

  • 590

    Gregory the Great Becomes Pope

    Gregory the Great Becomes Pope
    Gregory the Great becomes pope: The "first of the medieval popes" takes on civil power and lays the foundations for the papal state. He also commissions, in 597, Augustine's mission to England, which converts the pagan Angles.
  • 732

    Battle of Tours

    Battle of Tours
    Battle Tours: Frankish general Charles Martel halts the seemingly unstoppable Muslim invasion, keeping Europe under Christian control.
  • 800

    Charlemagne Crowned Holy Roman Emperor

    Charlemagne Crowned Holy Roman Emperor
    With the help of his adviser, Alcuin, the seven- foot-tall king brings Europe political unity, a stronger church, and a renaissance of learning.
  • 910

    The Monastery at Cluny is Founded

    The Monastery at Cluny is Founded
    The monastery at Cluny is founded, the genesis of a reform movement that spreads to over 1,000 communities and revitalizes monastic life for hundreds of years.
  • 1054

    The East-West Schism

    The East-West Schism
    The Latin and Greek portions of the church permanently separated into the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
  • 1095

    Pope Urban II Launches the First Crusade

    Pope Urban II Launches the First Crusade
    Deeply damaged Western Christians' relations with others, the breach between Eastern and western Christians became wide and lasting, sparked pogroms against the Jews, and the crusaders' brutality worked only to make the Muslims more militant. On an economic level, however, the Crusades increased trade and stepped up Europe's economic growth. They also led to a greater interest in travel, map making and exploration.