Church History Dates Flashcards
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Great Fire in Rome
70
Destruction of Jerusalem
107
Martyrdom of Ignatius
155
Martyrdom of Polycarp
145
Justin’s First Apology appears in Rome
196
Tertullians begins writing
205
Origen begins writing
250
The Persecution of Decius
303
The Great Persecution
312
Battle of Milvian Bridge
313
Edict of Milan
325
The Council of Nicea
398
Chrysostom becomes Bishop of Constantinople
410
Rome is sacked by the Goths under the leadership of Alaric
590
Gregory the Great becomes the Bishop of Rome
451
The Council of Chalcedon
800
Charlemagne is Crowned “Emperor of the Romans”
1054
The Great Schism
1095
Pope Urban II launches the First Crusade
1215
The Fourth Lateran Council
1347
First Outbreak of the Black Death in Europe
1453
Constantinople Falls to the Ottoman Turks