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64
Great Fire of Rome
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70
Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus
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81
Persecution under Domitian
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97
St. Clement I is Pope; restored the Sacrament of Confirmation according to the rite of St. Peter; Martyred in 97
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110
St. Ignatius of Antioch Martyred
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112
Trajan’s Rescript in response to Pliny
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115
St. Sixtus I is Pope; dies in 125
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123
Hadrian’s Rescript
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125
St. Telesphorus is Pope; Martyred in 136; He composed the Gloria in Excelsis Deo
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150
St. Justin Martyr dedicates his First Apology
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155
St. Palycarp martyred
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161
St. Justin Martyr dedicates his Second Apology
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180
St. Irenæus writes Against Heresies
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196
Tertullian begins writing
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203
Sts. Perpetua and Felicity are martyred in the arena at Carthage
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215
Origen begins writing
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250
Edict of Decius orders empire wide persecution of Christians
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257
Valerian Rescripts
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293
Diocletian creates the Tetrarchy
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303
“Great Persecution” begins under Diocletian
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312
Constantine adopts Christian symbol before battle
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313
Edict of Milan
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410
Visigoths sack Rome under King Alaric
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418
franks take gaul
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430
St Augustine dies
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431
Council of Ephesus- Third Ecumenical - Defined Mary to be the mother of God
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445
Emp. Valentinian lll acknowledges papal surpremacy
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451
Council of Chalcedon- fourth Ecumenical- defunded the human and divine natures of Christ in one person
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452
Saint Leo l (the Great) meets Attila the Hun
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476
End of Roman Empire, last western emperor is Romulus Augustulus
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493
Theodoric the Ostrogoth becomes king of italy
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539
St Benedict founds monastery at Monte Cassino
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553
Second council of Constantinople - Fifth Ecumenical - called by Emperor Justinian
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570
Muhammad born at or near Mecca
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599
St Gregory 590-604
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611
Muhammad has vision of archangel Gabriel
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624
Muhammad defeats Meccans at Battle of Badr
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637
Jerusalem captured by Muslim
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640
Library of Alexandria destroyed with 300,000 ancient papyrus scrolls
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680
Third Council of Constantinople - Sixth Ecumenical
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683
Dome of the Rock built over the Temple