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Year
64
A great fire ravages Rome. Emperor Nero blames Christians and unleashes
persecution.
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Year 70
Titus destroys Jerusalem and its temple. The separation between Christianity
and Judaism deepens |
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Year
405
The Latin " Vulgate " version of the Bible is completed; it would become the
standard for the next one thousand years. |
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Year 529
Benedict of Nursia establishes his monastic order. His "rule" becomes the most
influential for centuries of monasticism in the West.
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Year
664
Synod of Whitby determines that the English church will come under the
authority of Rome.
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Year 988
Vladimir, the Prince of Kiev is converted. After examining several religions,
he chooses Orthodoxy to unify and guide the Russian people. |
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About
1150
Universities of Paris and Oxford are founded and become incubators for
Renaissance and Reformation and precursors for modern educational patterns. |
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Year
1206
Francis D'Assisi renounces wealth and goes on to lead a band of poor friars
preaching the simple life.
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Year
1215
The Fourth Lateran Council deals with heresy, reaffirms Roman Catholic
doctrines and strengthens the authority of the popes.
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Year 1273
Thomas Aquinas completes work on "Summa Theoligica" -the theological
masterpiece of the Middle Ages. |
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Year
1456
Jhonn Gutenberg produces the first printed Bible, and his press becomes a
means for disseminating new ideas and changes in politics and theology. |
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Year 1478
The Spanish Inquisition is established under king Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
to oppose "heresy". |
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Year
1512
Michelangelo completes his notable artwork on the Sistine Chapel ceiling in
Rome.
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Year
1517
Martin Luther posts his ninety-five theses, a simple invitation for scholarly
debate that inadvertently becomes a "hinge of history". |
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Year
1525
The Anabaptist movement begins. This "radical reformation" insists on baptism
of adult believers and the almost unheard of notion of separation of church
and state.
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Year 1534
The Act of Supremacy of Henry 8th makes the king, not the pope, head of the
Church of England. |