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451
Council of Chalcedon
The Council of Chalcedon was church council held on November 451. Th council was considered to be the fourth ecumenical council. The council's purpose was the discuss the teaching and practices of the church. There was approximately 500 bishops who attended the council coming from mainly Rome and Eastern Churches -
Jan 1, 1054
East-West Schism
The East-West Schism or more commonly referred to as the Great Schism. This event is the official division between the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches.The main figures that played significant roles in the Great Schism were ‘The Patriarch of Constantinople, Michael Cerularius and Pope Leo IX. These figures were the leaders of the Eastern Christian Church and the Western Church. One of the reasons for separation was caused by the dispute of Papal Authority over the church. -
Jan 1, 1347
The Plague/The Black Death
The Plague or Black death was a disease that was highly contagious and extremely deadly. I had managed to wipe out 2/3 of the entire population of Europe before it disappeared. Due to the extreme amounts of death indulgences were introduced to give the population a sense of false hope of entering heaven. They were just pieces of pare saying that you were forgiven for your sins. -
Jan 1, 1517
Reformation
The reformation period of the church was a time period where the church was immensely corrupted. Indulgences were heavely used in this time period to gather money from the poor and in exchange they were given a piece of paper stating that what ver sin they have committed they were forgiver. The church was heavily interested in obtaining money and priest and bishops completely disregarded the teachings of the Bible. -
Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther 95 Theses
Martin Luther’s Publication of 95 Theses
Martin Luther is a significant figure in the history of the catholic church. He was one of the first to publicly defy the church and there corruption to do with indulgences and the disregard of the teachings of the bible. His public defiance was through his 95 these questioning the power and usefulness of indulgences. He also led the push to stop the corruption within the church but was regarded that similar to an outlaw to the church. -
Jan 1, 1545
The Council of Trent
The council of trent was held in Northern Italy in Trento. The meeting involved influential figures of the church and they discussed the change i nthe church and how to bring the church back to it previous position in the world. In the council it was decided to stop the use of indulgences and there were a set of requirements requires to become the pope. The council also reinstated rules and proper structure so that the church could rebuild itself. -
Sep 25, 1555
Peace of Augsburg
The Peace of Augsburg was a treaty signed by Charles V and the alliance of Lutheran Princes. This treaty settled the religious struggles between the Christendom's and the Holy Roman Catholic Empire separating them into their own individual religions. -
First Vatican Council
The First Vatican Council was convened by Pope Pius IX. The council was called to try and figure out the authority of the pope, to review and summarise the catholic church as a whole. A total of 744 bishops attended the council and a major decision reached during the council was that the Pope was infallible in doctrine teachings but also the pope is the successor of Saint Peter. -
The Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council is the most recent ecumenical council to be held in the churches history. It lasted a total of only three years and was called by Pope John Paul XXIII. The council was held to celebrated the renewal and changes to the church. The changes included the change in language, no longer were all masses in Latin but the language of the country the church is in and that the priest faces the gather audience rather than the alter and the revised charism ecumenical.
