Church History Master Timeline, 0 AD - 1049 AD

1 Church History Master timeline , 0 ad - 1049 AD010020030040050060070080090010001100 Major EventsPersecutions Battle of Tours732 AD Hagia Sophia built537 AD Justinian closes the Academy529 AD Second Council of Nicea787 ADThird Council of Constantinople680 AD - 681 AD Second Council of Constantinople553 ADBar Kokhba Revolt132 AD - 136 ADKitos War115 AD - 117 ADThe Great Revolt66 AD - 73 AD Fall of Western Roman Empire476 AD Council of Chalcedon451 AD First Council of Ephesus431 AD First Council of Constantinople381 AD Destruction of Jerusalem70 AD First Council of Nicea325 AD Edict of Milan313 Ad Battle of the Milvian Bridge312 AD Crucifixion of Christ33 AD The Tenth Persecution under Diocletian303 AD The Sixth Persecution under Maximus235 AD The Fourth Persecution under Marcus Aurelius162 AD The Fifth Persecution under Severus192 AD The Third Persecution under Trajan108 AD The Second Persecution under Domitian81 AD The First Persecution under Nero67 ADFamous Christians The

2 Ninth Persecution under Aurelian274 AD The Eighth Persecution under Valerian257 AD The Seventh Persecution under Decius249 ADGottschalk of Orbais808 AD - 867 ADPaschasius Radbertus785 AD - 865 ADAlcuin of YorkApprox. 735 AD - 804 ADJohn of DamascusApprox. 675 AD - 749 ADBoniface675 AD - 754 ADVenerable BedeApprox. 673 AD - 735 ADJohn ClimacusApprox. 579 AD - 649 ADMaximus the Confessor580 AD - 662 ADIsadore of SevilleApprox. 560 AD - 636 ADGregory I540 AD - 604 ADDionysius the Pseudo-AreopagiteApprox. 500 AD - Approx. 550 ADBenedict of Nursia480 AD - Approx. 543 ADBoethius480 AD - 524 ADLeo the Great400 AD - 461 ADGregory of NazianzusApprox. 329 AD - 390 ADGregory of NyssaApprox. 335 AD - Approx. 395 ADBasil of CaesareaApprox. 329 AD - 379 ADJohn ChrysostomApprox. 347 AD - 407 ADJerome347 AD - 420 ADAmbroseApprox. 340 AD - 397 ADAthanasius of AlexandriaApprox. 298 AD - 373 ADMacrina the Younger324 AD - 379 ADHippolytus of RomeApprox. 170 AD - Approx.

3 235 ADOrigenApprox. 185 AD - Approx. 254 Tertullian160 AD - 225 ADPapias of HierapolisApprox. 70 AD - 155 ADPolycarp69 AD - 155 ADClement of RomeApprox. 50 AD - Approx. 101 ADIgnatius of AntiochApprox. 35 AD - Approx. 108 ADIrenaeusApprox. 130 AD - Approx. 202 ADAthenagoras of AthensApprox. 133 AD - Approx. 190 ADAristides of AthensApprox. 80 AD - Approx. 133 ADQuadratus of AthensApprox. 80 AD - 129 ADJustin Martyr103 AD - 165 ADTatian the AssyrianApprox. 120 AD - Approx. 180 ADHeresy and HereticsAugustine of Hippo354 AD - 430 ADAnthony of Egypt251 AD - 357 ADCyprian200 AD - 258 ADMonothelitism638 AD - 681 ADPelagianismApprox. 400 AD - 418 ADPelagiusApprox. 360 AD - Approx. 418 ADDonatismApprox. 311 - Approx. 412 Dontus MagnusApprox. 300 AD - 355 ADApollinaris of LaodiceaApprox. 310 AD - Approx. 390 ADEutyches380 AD - 456 ADMarcion of Sinope85 AD - 160 ADNestoriusNovatianismApprox. 251 AD - Approx. 350 ADNovatianApprox. 200 AD - Approx. 258 ADArianismApprox.

4 300 AD - 500 ADAriusApprox. 250 AD - Approx. 336 ADSabellianismApprox. 220 AD - Approx. 300 ADSabelliusApprox. 200 AD - Approx. 230 ADNoetusApprox. 200 AD - Approx. 230 ADMarcionismApprox. 145 AD - Approx. 500 ADMontanismApprox. 156 - Approx. 200 GnosticismApprox. 75 AD - Approx. 275 ADChurch AgesMissions386 AD - 450 ADThe Church Among the Barbarians590 AD - 1049 ADNicene Age313 AD - 590 ADThe Ante-Nicene AgeApprox. 100 AD - 313 ADThe Apostolic AgeApprox. 1 AD - Approx. 100 AD Conversion of Vladimir I988 ADAnsgar801 AD - 865 AD Alopen enters China635 ADAidan of Lindisfarne590 AD - 651 ADSaint GallApprox. 550 AD - Approx. 646 ADColumba521 AD - 597 ADAugustine of CanterburyApprox. 530 AD - 604 ADColumbanus543 AD - 615 AD Conversion of Clovis496 ADPatrickApprox. 425 AD - Approx. 490 ADPaul the ApostleApprox. 5 AD - 67 ADUlfilasApprox. 311 AD - 383 ADLegendThe Seven Ecumenical CouncilsMajor Events First Jewish-Roman War Second Jewish-Roman War Third Jewish-Roman War Drew up Nicene Creed, opposed Arianism Condemned Apollinarianism Opposed Nestorianism Opposed Monophysitism (Eutyches), described Hypostatic Union,adopted Chalcedonian CreedCrucifixion of Christ33 ADThe Great Revolt66 AD - 73 ADDestruction of Jerusalem70 ADKitos War115 AD - 117 ADBar Kokhba Revolt132 AD - 136 ADBattle of the Milvian Bridge312 ADEdict of Milan313 AdFirst Council of Nicea325 ADFirst Council of Constantinople381 ADFirst Council of Ephesus431 ADCouncil of Chalcedon451 AD Platonic school of paganism in Athens closed.

5 Symbolic end of antiquity. Seat of the Patriarch of Constantinople Condemned Nestorianism Condemned monothelitism Charles Martel defeats Umayyad forces, marking end of Islamicexpansion in western Europe Restored the veneration of iconsPersecutionsFall of Western Roman Empire476 ADJustinian closes the Academy529 ADHagia Sophia built537 ADSecond Council of Constantinople553 ADThird Council of Constantinople680 AD - 681 ADBattle of Tours732 ADSecond Council of Nicea787 ADThe First Persecution under Nero67 ADThe Second Persecution under Domitian81 ADThe Third Persecution under Trajan108 ADThe Fourth Persecution under Marcus Aurelius162 ADFamous Christians Bishop of Antioch Bishop of Rome, author of 1 Clement Bishop of Smyrna, martyr Bishop of Hierapolis, author of Exposition of the Sayings of the Lord Bishop of Athens, apologistThe Fifth Persecution under Severus192 ADThe Sixth Persecution under Maximus235 ADThe Seventh Persecution under Decius249 ADThe Eighth Persecution under Valerian257 ADThe Ninth Persecution under Aurelian274 ADThe Tenth Persecution under Diocletian303 ADIgnatius of AntiochApprox.

6 35 AD - Approx. 108 ADClement of RomeApprox. 50 AD - Approx. 101 ADPolycarp69 AD - 155 ADPapias of HierapolisApprox. 70 AD - 155 ADQuadratus of AthensApprox. 80 AD - 129 AD Philosopher, author of Apology of Aristides Philosopher, apologist Composer of the Diatessaron Bishop of Lugdunum, apologist, author of Against Heresies Philosopher, apologist Author, "Father of Latin Christianity" Controversialist, martyr Controversial theologian Bishop of Carthage Monk in the Egyptian desert Bishop of Alexandria, theologian, opponent of Arius, Nun, 'Life of Macrina' written by Gregory of NyssaAristides of AthensApprox. 80 AD - Approx. 133 ADJustin Martyr103 AD - 165 ADTatian the AssyrianApprox. 120 AD - Approx. 180 ADIrenaeusApprox. 130 AD - Approx. 202 ADAthenagoras of AthensApprox. 133 AD - Approx. 190 ADTertullian160 AD - 225 ADHippolytus of RomeApprox. 170 AD - Approx. 235 ADOrigenApprox. 185 AD - Approx. 254 Cyprian200 AD - 258 ADAnthony of Egypt251 AD - 357 ADAthanasius of AlexandriaApprox.

7 298 AD - 373 ADMacrina the Younger324 AD - 379 AD Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca, 'Cappadocian Father' Archbishop of Constantinople, theologian, 'Cappadocian Father' Bishop of Nyssa, theologian, 'Cappadocian Father' Bishop of Milan, opponent of Arius Theologian, translated the Vulgate Archbishop of Constantinople, preacher Bishop of Hippo, philosopher, theologian, author of 'The City of God' and'Confessions,' opponent of Pelagius Pope, theologian, turned Huns away from Rome Theologian, philosopher, author Founder of western Christian monasticism Mystical theologian and philosopher, writing under pen-name Pope, authorized the 'Gregorian Mission' to convert Anglo-Saxons,considered the last 'good' pope by John CalvinBasil of CaesareaApprox. 329 AD - 379 ADGregory of NazianzusApprox. 329 AD - 390 ADGregory of NyssaApprox. 335 AD - Approx. 395 ADAmbroseApprox. 340 AD - 397 ADJerome347 AD - 420 ADJohn ChrysostomApprox. 347 AD - 407 ADAugustine of Hippo354 AD - 430 ADLeo the Great400 AD - 461 ADBoethius480 AD - 524 ADBenedict of Nursia480 AD - Approx.

8 543 ADDionysius the Pseudo-AreopagiteApprox. 500 AD - Approx. 550 ADGregory I540 AD - 604 AD Archbishop of Seville, involved in conversion of Visigoths, scholar, authorof 'Etymologiae' Monk of Mt. Sinai, author of ' ladder of divine Ascent' Monk, theologian, scholar English monk, scholar, author of 'Ecclesiastical History of the EnglishPeople' Missionary to Germanic areas of Frankish Empire, martyr Syrian monk, scholar Scholar, clergyman, teacher, Abbot of Tours Theologian, abbot of Corbie, defended transubstantiation Saxon theologian, monk, advocate of double predestinationHeresy and Heretics Duality and 'higher knowledge,' combat between good and evil deities Ditheistic, considered Old and New Testaments to have different godsIsadore of SevilleApprox. 560 AD - 636 ADJohn ClimacusApprox. 579 AD - 649 ADMaximus the Confessor580 AD - 662 ADVenerable BedeApprox. 673 AD - 735 ADBoniface675 AD - 754 ADJohn of DamascusApprox. 675 AD - 749 ADAlcuin of YorkApprox.

9 735 AD - 804 ADPaschasius Radbertus785 AD - 865 ADGottschalk of Orbais808 AD - 867 ADGnosticismApprox. 75 AD - Approx. 275 ADMarcion of Sinope85 AD - 160 AD Gnostic-type duality Theologically orthodox with increased emphasis on the Holy Spirit Proto-Sabellian Modalistic Monarchianism Novationist Mondalistic Monarchianism Arian Theologically orthodox, refused readmission into Church following lapseinto paganism Christ as created, non-eternal being Founder of Donatism Denied Christ's rational human soul Theologically orthodox, refused to re-accept clergy who had oncehanded over Scriptures to authorities. Donatists lingered until 600s-700sADMarcionismApprox. 145 AD - Approx. 500 ADMontanismApprox. 156 - Approx. 200 NoetusApprox. 200 AD - Approx. 230 ADSabelliusApprox. 200 AD - Approx. 230 ADNovatianApprox. 200 AD - Approx. 258 ADSabellianismApprox. 220 AD - Approx. 300 ADAriusApprox. 250 AD - Approx. 336 ADNovatianismApprox. 251 AD - Approx. 350 ADArianismApprox.

10 300 AD - 500 ADDontus MagnusApprox. 300 AD - 355 ADApollinaris of LaodiceaApprox. 310 AD - Approx. 390 ADDonatismApprox. 311 - Approx. 412 Denied original sin, advocated free will, insisted law could be fulfilledwithout divine aid Opposed Nestorius, monophysite view of Christ's nature Controversially anathematized, opposed term 'theotokos,' human anddivine persons of Christ are separate Denies original sin, advocates free will Teaching that Christ has two natures but only one willChurch Ages 313 - 590 ADMissionsPelagiusApprox. 360 AD - Approx. 418 ADEutyches380 AD - 456 ADNestorius386 AD - 450 ADPelagianismApprox. 400 AD - 418 ADMonothelitism638 AD - 681 ADThe Apostolic AgeApprox. 1 AD - Approx. 100 ADThe Ante-Nicene AgeApprox. 100 AD - 313 ADNicene Age313 AD - 590 ADThe Church Among the Barbarians590 AD - 1049 ADPaul the ApostleApprox. 5 AD - 67 AD Arian missionary, translated Bible into Gothic Missionary to Ireland Irish abbot, missionary to Scotland Benedictine monk, archbishop of Canterbury, missionary to England Irish missionary to Gaul Companion of St.