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64
Great Fire of Rome
Nero launches persecutions of Christians. -
70
Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus
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81
Persecution under Domitian
From 81-96 -
88
St. Clement I is Pope
Restored the Sacrament of Confirmation according to the rite of St. Peter, martyred in 97. -
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; died 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 -
155
St. Polycarp martyred
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161
St. Justin Martyr dedicates his Second Apology
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180
St. Irenaeus 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 Rescript in 257 and 258
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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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315
Eusebius becomes Bishop of Caesarea
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324
Constantine defeats Licinius at Chrysopolis; becomes sole emperor of Rome
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325
First Coundil of Nicæa
Condemns Arianism and formulates the Nicene Creed -
330
City of Constantinople dedicated as “New Rome”
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337
St. Julius I is the 35th Pope
Considered to be the founder of the archives of the Holy See -
337
Constantine is baptized on his deathbed by the Arian Eusebius of Nicomedia
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358
Saint Basil the Great founds monastic community
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361
Pagan revival under Emperor Julian the Apostate
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364
Saint Basil becomes Bishop of Caesarea
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367
St. Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, cites 27 NT canon
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374
St. Ambrose becomes Bishop of Milan
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380
Emperor Theodosius decrees Christianity official religion of the empire
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381
Council of Constantinople I; Apostle’s Creed
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382
St. Jerome begins the Vulgate Latin Bible
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390
St. Ambrose excommunicates Emperor Theodosius
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393
Theodosius forbids pagan Olympic Games
Closes temple of Zeus at Olympia -
395
Saint Augustine ordained Bishop of Hippo
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410
Visigoths sack Rome under King Alaric
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418
Franks take Gaul
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429
St. Benedict founds monastery at Monte Cassino
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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 -
445
Emperor Valentinian III acknowledges papal supremacy
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446
Council of Chalcedon
Fourth Ecumenical- defined the human and divine natures of Christ in one Person -
447
St. Leo I (the Great) meets Attila the Hun
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476
End of Roman Empire
last emperor is Romulus Augustulus -
493
Theodoric the Ostrogoth becomes King of Italy
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555
Second Council of Constantinople
Fifth ecumenical- called by Emperor Justinian -
570
Muhammad born at or near Mecca
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599
St. Gregory, 590-604
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611
Muhammad has a vision of Archangel Gabriel
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624
Muhammad defeats Meccans at Battle of Badr
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637
Jerusalem is captured by Muslim
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640
Library of Alexandria destroyed with 300,000 ancient papyrus scrolls
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680
Third Coundil of Constantinople
Sixth Ecumenical -
684
Dome of the Rock built over the Temple