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1555 BCE
The Peace Of Augsburg
The Peace of Augsburg was a treaty between Charles V and the Schmalkaldic League which ended religious conflict between the groups. This peace treaty gave people more freedom, it allowed them to select either Lutheranism or Catholicism as their religion. -
1054 BCE
East and West Schism
On July 16th of 1054 A.D, Cardinal Humbert rammed into the Cathedral of Hagia Sophia, to the main altar and declared that Constantinople, Michael Cerularius, to be excommunicated. As a result of this event, it caused the separation between Eastern Christians Churches and Western Churches. -
400 BCE
The Council Of Chalcedon
On the 8th of October-1st November 451 A.D, a gathering of 520 bishops was held in Chalcedon to discuss whether Jesus was a divine being or truly human, they tried to find a language which would keep in and hold the two natures of Jesus. It was finally agreed by the two councils, Chalcedon and Nicea that Jesus is fully God and fully Human. -
64 BCE
The Great Fire Of Rome
During the middle of the first century, Christianity began to grow through parts of Rome and Jewish leaders didn’t like this. The main reason for disliking Christianity was because they isolated themselves from many public activities. The Roman Emperor, Nero, used his general dislike for Christians to begin persecuting them. A great fire broke out in Rome, many citizens began to suspect Nero to be responsible for it. To avoid losing their sympathy so he accused the Christians for it. -
29 BCE
Pentacost
Pentecost is the birthdate of Christianity, Jesus promised he would send down to earth the Holy Spirit to his apostles so they could understand God's word/doctrine.Twelve apostles were gathered together in a house when a gust of wind come from the skies, tongues of fire rested on each of their heads, they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. -
313
The Edict Of Milan
The Edict of Milan was when religious tolerance was permanently established for Christianity within the Roman Empire. It was the result from a political agreement in Milan between the Roman Emperor Constantine I and Licinius in February 313. The edict allowed citizens to freely worship any deity they pleased, gave Christians a legal status but it wasn’t the official religion of Roman Empire. -
Dec 24, 1347
The Plague
During the middle ages, Christians believed that Jews were associated with the devil and that they were out to eliminate the Christians. They believed that they were responsible for all ills of the world. The Plague, also known as the Black Plague, came about in Europe by sea in October 1347 when 12 trading ships docked on the port of Sicily after a long journey across the Black Sea. The plague unfortunately killed 20 million people all over Europe. -
Oct 31, 1517
Luther's Ninety-five Theses
Catholic Churches during the 1517s was very powerful, they took advantage of this, they began the practise of selling indulgences(an indulgence was a remission of temporal punishments by purchasing a letter). Martin Luther was not happy with the church’s abuse to power. As a result Luther posted 95 theses which was about aspects of Church life and teaching, and mainly against the practices of indulgences. -
May 5, 1545
The Council Of Trent
During the 1530's much of Germany, Austria and France had broken up with Rome. For many years, Luther's dissent made it clear that there needed to be an accustomed Council of the Church. It was Paul III who organised The Council of Trent, 255 members attended to discuss the various issues of reformation. -
The First Vatican Council
The First Vatican Council was held between 186-1870, Pope Pius was joined with 744 bishops to review and summarise the Catholic faith, define the Immaculate Conception and dealt with the authority of the Pope. They also dealt with contemporary issues concerning rising influences of rationalism, liberalism and materialism. -
The Second Vatican Council
During 1962-1965 the Second Vatican Council was held, about 2600 bishops, 63 observers, and 52 lay men and women came together to continued the work of the First Vatican, promoting active participation during liturgies, teaching people to obey the Holy Spirit and preaching the Gospel, strengthening people’s faith in God.
