| AD |
|
| 33 |
Descent of the Holy Ghost On the Day of Pentecost |
| 62 |
Martyrdom of St. James the Less |
| 64 |
Persecution by Nero begins |
| 68 |
Martyrdom of St. Peter and St. Paul |
| 70 |
Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus |
| 95 |
Persecution by Domitian |
| 100 |
Death of St. John |
| 116 |
Martyrdom of Ignatius |
| 166 |
Martyrdoms of Justin and Polycarp |
| 168 |
Montanus publishes his heresy |
| 177 |
Persecution at Lyons and Vienne |
| 190 |
Tertullian flourishes |
| 202 |
Persecution by Severus begins |
| --- |
Martyrdom of Origen's father |
| 206 |
Martyrdom of Perpetua and her companions |
| 248 |
Cyprian, bishop of Carthage |
| 249 |
Persecution by Decius |
| 251 |
Paul, the first hermit |
| --- |
Troubles at Carthage; Novatian schism |
| 253 |
Plague at Carthage |
| 254 |
Death of Origen |
| --- |
Disagreement between Cyprian and Stephen of Rome |
| 257 |
Persecution by Valerian |
| 258 |
Martyrdom of Cyprian |
| 260 |
Conversion of the Goths begins |
| 261 |
Valerian prisoner--Gallienus tolerates Christians |
| 270 |
Manes publishes his heresy |
| 298 |
Diocletian requires idolatry from soldiers, &c., |
| 303 |
The last general persecution begins |
| 311 |
Separation of the Donatists from the Church |
| 313 |
End of the persecution |
| 314 |
Council of Arles about the Donatists |
| 319 |
Arius begins to publish his heresy |
| 324 |
Constantine defeats Licinius,declares self Christian |
| 325 |
The First General Council held at Nicaea--Arius condemned--The Nicene Creed made |
| 326 |
Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria |
| 335 |
Council of Tyre |
| --- |
Athanasius banished to Treves |
| 336 |
Death of Arius |
| 337 |
Death of Constantine |
| 338 |
Athanasius restored to his see |
| 341 |
Second banishment of Athanasius |
| 343 |
Persecution in Persia |
| 347 |
Revolt, defeat, and banishment of the Donatists |
| 348 |
Ulfilas, bishop of the Goths |
| 349 |
Second return of St. Athanasius |
| 356 |
Third exile of Athanasius |
| --- |
Death of Antony the hermit |
| 361 |
Julian emperor--Paganism restored |
| 362 |
The Donatists recalled |
| --- |
Athanasius restored, but again banished |
| --- |
Attempt to rebuild the Temple of Jerusalem |
| 363 |
Death of Julian |
| 370 |
Basil, bishop of Caesarea, in Cappadocia |
| 372 |
Gregory of Nazianzum consecrated bishop of Sasima |
| 373 |
Death of Athanasius |
| 374 |
Ambrose, bishop of Milan |
| 378 |
Gregory of Nazianzum goes to Constantinople |
| 379 |
Theodosius, emperor |
| 380 |
Gregory, bishop of Constantinople--Death of Basil |
| 381 |
Second General Council held at Constantinople--Gregory withdraws from his see |
| 385 |
Execution of Priscillian |
| 387 |
Baptism of Augustine |
| --- |
Sedition at Antioch |
| 390 |
Massacre at Thessalonica, repentance of Theodosius |
| 391 |
Destruction of the Temple Of Serapis |
| 395 |
Death of Theodosius |
| --- |
Augustine, bishop of Hippo |
| 397 |
Death of Ambrose |
| --- |
Chrysostom, bishop of Constantinople |
| 400 |
Pelagius teaches his heresy at Rome |
| 403 |
Death of Telemachus at Rome |
| --- |
Council of the Oak--Chrysostom banished, recalled |
| 404 |
Chrysostom banished to Cucusus |
| 407 |
Death of Chrysostom |
| 409 |
The Romans withdraw from Britain |
| 410 |
Rome taken by Alaric |
| --- |
Pelagius and Celestius in Africa |
| 411 |
Conference with the Donatists at Carthage |
| 412 |
Ninian bishop of Whithorn |
| 415 |
Councils in the Holy Land as to Pelagius |
| 429 |
Pelagianism put down in Britain by German & Lupus |
| 430 |
Death of Augustine |
| 431 |
Third General Council held at Ephesus--Condemnation of Nestorius |
| 432 |
Death of Ninian--Patrick goes into Ireland |
| 449 |
"Robber Council" meets at Ephesus |
| --- |
Landing of the Saxons in England |
| 451 |
Fourth General Council held at Chalcedon-- Condemnation of Eutyches |
| --- |
Attila in France--Deliverance of Orleans |
| 452 |
Attila in Italy |
| 455 |
Rome plundered by Genseric |
| 476 |
End of the Western Empire |
| 484-519 |
Schism between Rome and Constantinople |
| 493 |
Death of Patrick |
| 496 |
Conversion of Clovis |
| 527 |
Justinian, emperor |
| 529 |
The heathen schools of Athens shut up |
| --- |
Benedict draws up his Rule for monks |
| 541 |
Jacob leader of the Monophysites |
| 553 |
Fifth General Council held at Constantinople |
| 565 |
Columba settles at Iona |
| --- |
Death of Justinian |
| 589 |
Third Council of Toledo--The Spanish Church renounces Arianism |
| --- |
Columban goes into France |
| 590 |
Gregory the Great, bishop of Rome |
| 596 |
Mission of Augustine to England |
| 597 |
Landing of Augustine in Kent--Conversion of Ethelbert |
| 604 |
Deaths of Gregory and Augustine |
