Important Events in Church History: Christian History Timeline
Leaders & Writings
The Age of Jesus and the Apostles (A.D.-70)
30: Crucifixion of Jesus; Pentecost
35: Stephen martyred; Paul converted
57: Paul’s Letter to the Romans
The Age of Early Christianity (70-312)
150: Justin Martyr dedicates his First Apology
155: Polycarp martyred
180: Irenaeus writes Against Heresies
196: Tertullian begins writing
215: Origen begins writing
248: Cyprian elected bishop of Carthage
The Age of the Christian Empire (312-590)
323: Eusebius completes Ecclesiastical History
386: Augustine converts to Christianity
398: Chrysostom consecrated bishop of Constantinople
440: Leo the Great consecrated bishop of Rome
524: Boethius completes Consolation of Philosophy
590: Gregory the Great elected Pope
Christian Middle Ages (590-1517)
731: Bede’s Ecclesiastical History published
781: Alcuin becomes royal adviser to Charles
1093: Anselm becomes archbishop of Canterbury
1141: Hildegard of Bingen begins writing
1272: Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae
1370: Catherine of Siena begins her Letters
1373: Julian of Norwich receives her revelations
1415: Hus burned at stake
1418: Thomas à Kempis writes The Imitation of Christ
1431: Joan of Arc burned at stake
Age of the Reformation (1517-1648)
1517: Luther posts his Ninety-Five Theses
1518: Ulrich Zwingli comes to Zurich
1536: Calvin publishes first edition of Institutes
1536: Menno Simons baptized as Anabaptist
1549: Book of Common Prayer released
1559: John Knox makes final return to Scotland
1563: Foxe’s Book of Martyrs published
1565: Teresa of Avila writes The Way of Perfection
1603: Arminius appointed professor at Leyden
1628: Jan Comenius flees
1647: George Fox begins to preach
Age of Reason & Revival (1648-1789)
1654: Pascal has definitive conversion experience
1675: Spencer’s Pia Desideria advances Pietism
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