Events

What happened, oldest first: 447 councils, persecutions, missions and schisms.

• Gabriel appears to Zechariah in the temple
• Annunciation
• The Visitation
• The Annunciation to Joseph
• The Nativity of the Forerunner
• Nativity of Jesus
• Circumcision of Jesus
• Presentation in the Temple
• Adoration of the Magi
• Flight into Egypt
• The Slaughter of the Innocents
• return from Egypt
• Finding in the Temple
• The Preaching in the Wilderness
• Baptism of Jesus
• Temptation in the Wilderness
• The Calling of the First Disciples
• Marriage at Cana
• Nicodemus comes by night
• The woman at the well
• The Imprisonment of the Forerunner
• The Call of Matthew
• Calling of the Twelve
• Sermon on the Mount
• Sending of the Twelve
• The Beheading of the Forerunner
• Feeding of the Five Thousand
• Walking on the Water
• Confession of Peter
• Transfiguration
• Sending of the Seventy
• Nicodemus speaks for the accused
• Martha and Mary at home
• The women who followed and provided
• The rejection at Nazareth
• Raising of Lazarus
• The council resolves to kill Jesus
• Zacchaeus at Jericho
• Anointing at Bethany
• triumphal entry into Jerusalem
• Cleansing of the Temple
• Bargain of Judas
• Christ washing the Disciples' feet
• Last Supper
• Agony in Gethsemane
• Arrest of Jesus
• Trial before the Sanhedrin
• Trial before Herod
• Trial before Pilate
• The Death of Judas
• Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
• crucifixion of Jesus
• Entombment
• Harrowing of Hades
• Resurrection of Jesus
• The Appearance to Mary Magdalene
• Road to Emmaus
• The Confession of Thomas
• The Restoration of Peter
• Great Commission
• Ascension of Jesus
• Election of Matthias
• Pentecost
• Gamaliel's counsel before the council
• Lazarus at Kition
• The appointment of the Seven
• Stoning of Stephen
• Conversion of Paul
• Philip preaches in Samaria
• The baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch
• Simon Magus offers money for the Spirit
• Thaddeus at Edessa
• Pilate is recalled to Rome
• The raising of Tabitha at Joppa
• Herod Antipas is deposed and exiled
• Baptism of Cornelius
• The Mission of Andrew to Scythia
• The Mission of James to Hispania
• Justus Barsabbas drinks poison and is unharmed
• Mark founds the church of Alexandria
• Martyrdom of James son of Zebedee
• Peter's escape from prison
• The death of Herod Agrippa
• Cornelius is made bishop of Caesarea
• Mark writes down Peter's preaching
• Paul's First Missionary Journey
• Elymas struck blind before the proconsul at Paphos
• The Dormition of the Theotokos
• Thecla leaves her betrothal to follow Paul
• Claudius expels the Jews from Rome
• Council of Jerusalem
• Barnabas returns to Cyprus with Mark
• Paul's Second Missionary Journey
• Timothy joins Paul at Lystra
• The baptism of Lydia
• The Night in the Philippian Jail
• The riot at Thessalonica and Jason's bond
• Paul lodges with Aquila and Priscilla at Corinth
• The Mission of Matthias to Colchis
• Paul before the Areopagus
• Paul before Gallio at Corinth
• Apollos is taught the way more accurately
• The Mission of Thomas to India
• Paul's Third Missionary Journey
• The Mission of Bartholomew to India
• Timothy and Erastus sent into Macedonia
• The silversmiths' riot at Ephesus
• Phoebe carries the letter to Rome
• Andronicus and Junia greeted at Rome
• The delegation carrying the collection to Jerusalem
• Philip at Caesarea with his four daughters
• The riot in the temple and Paul's arrest
• Paul before Felix at Caesarea
• Paul appeals to Caesar
• Paul before Agrippa and Festus
• The Shipwreck off Malta
• Martyrdom of Andrew
• The Mission of Jude and Simon in Persia
• Matthew leaves the Hebrews for others
• The Voyage to Rome
• The Mission of Philip in Phrygia
• Onesimus is sent back to Philemon
• Tychicus and Onesimus carry the letter to Colossae
• Epaphroditus brings the gift and nearly dies of it
• The Martyrdom of Barnabas at Salamis
• Martyrdom of James the Just
• Simeon succeeds James at Jerusalem
• Joseph of Arimathea at Glastonbury
• The Martyrdom of Matthias
• Titus is left in Crete
• Neronian persecution
• Demas deserts Paul
• Martyrdom of Peter
• Martyrdom of Paul
• The Martyrdom of Simon and Jude
• Timothy is left in charge at Ephesus
• The Martyrdom of Bartholomew in Armenia
• Martyrdom of Mark
• The Martyrdom of Ananias
• Fall of Jerusalem
• John settles in Asia
• Martyrdom of Thomas
• Luke writes the gospel and the Acts
• The Repose of Philip at Hierapolis
• The Repose of Luke
• Domitianic persecution
• John exiled to Patmos
• Clement writes to Corinth
• The Martyrdom of Timothy
• The martyrdom of Clement at Chersonesus
• Cerinthus teaches in Asia
• The Repose of John at Ephesus
• Mari preaches at Seleucia-Ctesiphon
• Trajanic policy on Christians
• The road from Antioch to Rome
• The Martyrdom of Simeon of Jerusalem
• The Repose of Titus at Gortyn
• The martyrdom of Ignatius in the amphitheatre
• The apologies presented to Hadrian
• Hadrian tells a proconsul to require proof
• Basilides teaches at Alexandria
• Papias gathers the sayings of the Lord
• Bar Kokhba revolt crushed
• The dialogue at Ephesus
• Valentinus teaches at Rome
• Marcion is expelled at Rome
• Hermas writes the Shepherd at Rome
• Irenaeus hears Polycarp at Smyrna
• Polycarp and Anicetus at Rome
• The martyrdom of Polycarp in the stadium at Smyrna
• Justin writes the First Apology
• Hegesippus goes up to Rome
• Persecution under Marcus Aurelius
• The martyrdom of Justin
• On the Pascha and the strife at Laodicea
• The Address to the Greeks
• Theophilus succeeds Eros at Antioch
• The Apology to Marcus Aurelius
• Melito goes east and lists the books
• Tatian makes the Diatessaron
• The New Prophecy begins in Phrygia
• Tatian leaves the church for the Encratites
• Hegesippus writes the five books of Memoirs
• The Embassy for the Christians
• The martyrs of Lyons and Vienne
• Irenaeus succeeds Pothinus at Lyon
• Irenaeus writes Against Heresies
• Pantaenus at the school in Alexandria
• Martyrdom of the Scillitan Martyrs
• Theophilus writes to Autolycus
• Clement teaches at the school of Alexandria
• Irenaeus writes to Victor about the Pascha
• Pantaenus is sent to India
• Tertullian writes the Apology
• Praxeas at Rome
• Severan persecution
• The martyrdom of Leonides at Alexandria
• Origen takes charge of the catechetical school
• Perpetua and Felicitas in the amphitheatre
• Tertullian goes over to the New Prophecy
• Clement carries Alexander's letter to Antioch
• Tertullian writes to Scapula
• The Roman schism of Hippolytus begins
• Sabellius teaches at Rome
• The martyrdom of Cecilia
• Origen is condemned at Alexandria and settles at Caesarea
• Gregory studies under Origen at Caesarea
• Firmilian brings Origen to Cappadocia
• Persecution under Maximinus Thrax
• Gregory is made bishop of Neocaesarea
• Philip the Arab does penance at Easter
• Cyprian is made bishop of Carthage
• Decian persecution
• Paul withdraws to the Thebaid
• The Novatianist schism begins
• Cyprian and Stephen quarrel over rebaptism
• Valerianic persecution
• The martyrdom of Cyprian
• The martyrdom of Lawrence
• Edict of Gallienus
• Synod of Antioch
• Anthony withdraws to the desert
• Aurelian rules on the church building at Antioch
• Mani dies in prison at Gundeshapur
• The martyrdom of Sebastian
• Methodius writes the Banquet
• Pamphilus builds the library at Caesarea
• David of Basra sails to India
• Arnobius writes Against the Nations
• The martyrdom of Alban
• Lucian and the school of Antioch
• Conversion of Armenia
• martyrdom of Saint George
• Great Persecution
• The martyrdom of Agnes
• The martyrdom of Lucy at Syracuse
• The martyrdom of Vincent at Valentia
• The martyrdom of Catherine of Alexandria
• The martyrdom of Januarius at Puteoli
• Synod of Elvira
• The martyrdom of Demetrius
• Hilarion takes to the desert by Gaza
• The Apology for Origen written in prison
• Lactantius writes the Divine Institutes
• The martyrdom of Pamphilus
• The Donatist schism begins
• Edict of Serdica
• The martyrdom of Methodius
• The martyrdom of Lucian at Nicomedia
• Battle of the Milvian Bridge
• Edict of Milan
• Pachomius is conscripted and converted
• Synod of Ancyra
• Council of Arles
• On the Deaths of the Persecutors
• Synod of Neocaesarea
• Papa bar Aggai claims the primacy for Seleucia
• Licinian persecution
• Arius disputes with his bishop
• Athanasius writes On the Incarnation
• Pachomius founds the koinonia
• Eusebius writes the Church History
• First Council of Nicaea
• Helena goes to the holy places
• Conversion of Aksum
• Dedication of Constantinople
• Macarius settles in Scetis
• Nicholas bishop of Myra
• Spyridon keeps his sheep and his see
• First Synod of Tyre
• Marcellus of Ancyra is deposed
• Aphrahat writes the Demonstrations
• Conversion of Iberia (Georgia)
• Anthony comes down from the desert to Alexandria
• The siege of Nisibis
• Synod of Gangra
• Great Persecution of Shapur II
• Antony finds Paul in the desert
• Council of Sardica
• Didymus at the head of the catechetical school
• Migration of Thomas of Cana
• Cyril delivers the Catechetical Lectures
• Ulfilas translates the Bible into Gothic
• Photinus deposed at Sirmium
• Nerses reforms the Armenian church
• Aetius teaches the Son is unlike the Father
• Hilary is exiled to Phrygia
• Annisa: Macrina's community and the rule Basil wrote for it
• Council of Ariminum
• Council of Seleucia in Isauria
• Julian's pagan restoration
• Ephrem leaves Nisibis for Edessa
• Council of Laodicea
• Hilarion withdraws to Cyprus
• The thirty-ninth Festal Letter
• Diodore teaches at the asketerion in Antioch
• Theodore leaves the ascetic life and John's letter brings him back
• Ephrem organises the famine relief at Edessa
• Melania follows the exiled monks of Egypt
• Ambrose is acclaimed bishop of Milan
• Epiphanius writes the Panarion
• Valens is killed at Adrianople
• Melania the Elder founds the monastery on the Mount of Olives
• The death of Macrina at Annisa
• Gregory takes the Nicene remnant at Constantinople
• Evagrius is made archdeacon at Constantinople
• Edict of Thessalonica
• Council of Aquileia
• First Council of Constantinople
• The Altar of Victory is removed from the Senate
• The Aventine circle
• Egeria climbs Mount Sinai
• Helvidius argues Mary had other children
• Jerome writes to Eustochium on virginity
• Egeria writes down the Jerusalem services
• Martin at Trier against the executions
• Shenoute takes over the White Monastery
• The garden at Milan
• Paula and Eustochium settle at Bethlehem
• Ambrose baptises Augustine at Milan
• Monica at the window at Ostia
• The massacre at Thessalonica
• Theodosius does public penance at Milan
• Jerome translates the scriptures at Bethlehem
• Jovinian denies that virginity is higher
• The destruction of the Serapeum at Alexandria
• Synod of Hippo
• Paulinus is ordained presbyter at Barcelona
• Paulinus settles at the shrine of Felix
• Council of Carthage (397)
• Sulpicius Severus writes the Life of Martin
• John is made bishop of Constantinople
• Ninian preaches to the southern Picts
• Cassian is ordained deacon by Chrysostom
• Synod of the Oak
• Olympias before the prefect
• Mesrop makes an alphabet and Isaac translates the Bible
• Pelagius teaches at Rome
• Prudentius writes the Crowns of Martyrdom
• Vigilantius attacks the cult of relics
• Chrysostom dies on the road into exile
• Sack of Rome by Alaric
• The flight to Sicily
• Council of Seleucia-Ctesiphon
• Caelestius refused ordination at Carthage
• Cyril takes the see of Alexandria
• Cassian founds the two monasteries at Marseille
• The murder of Hypatia at Alexandria
• Council of Carthage (418)
• Palladius writes the Lausiac History
• Simeon ascends the pillar
• Euthymius founds his lavra
• Nestorius preaches against Theotokos
• Autocephaly of Cyprus confirmed
• Council of Ephesus
• Palladius is sent to the Irish
• Prosper appeals to Rome for Augustine
• Vincent of Lérins writes the Commonitorium
• The repose of Melania the Younger
• Salvian writes On the Government of God
• Socrates writes the Ecclesiastical History
• Council of Orange
• Council of Vaison
• Sozomen writes the Ecclesiastical History
• Founding of the church of Armagh
• Eutyches condemned at the Home Synod
• Second Council of Ephesus
• Theodoret writes the Ecclesiastical History
• Peter Chrysologus answers Eutyches
• Council of Chalcedon
• Daniel takes up the pillar
• Narsai refounds the school at Nisibis
• Sidonius holds Clermont, and Rome trades it away
• Deposition of Romulus Augustulus
• The finding of the tomb of Barnabas
• Brigid founds Kildare
• Gennadius continues Jerome's catalogue
• Sabbas founds the Great Lavra
• Acacian Schism
• First Council of Dvin
• Baptism of Clovis
• First Council of Orléans
• Caesarius writes a rule for his sister's house
• Severus patriarch of Antioch, and deposed
• Fulgentius exiled to Sardinia
• Romanos writes the kontakia
• Boethius writes in prison at Pavia
• Dionysius dates the years from the Incarnation
• Benedict founds Monte Cassino
• Second Council of Orange
• Consecration of Hagia Sophia
• Benedict writes the Rule
• Scholastica asks for one more night
• Second Council of Constantinople
• Cassiodorus founds Vivarium
• Second Council of Braga
• Third Council of Toledo
• The Gregorian mission lands in Kent
• Persian sack of Jerusalem
• Paulinus baptizes Edwin at York
• Restoration of the True Cross
• Fourth Council of Toledo
• Fall of Antioch
• Fall of Jerusalem to the caliphate
• Fall of Alexandria
• Fourth Council of Dvin
• Lateran Council of 649
• Synod of Whitby
• Council of Hertford
• Third Council of Constantinople
• Quinisext Council (in Trullo)
• Fall of Carthage
• First Iconoclasm
• Concilium Germanicum
• Council of Clovesho
• Council of Hieria
• Donation of Pepin
• Second Council of Nicaea
• Council of Frankfurt
• Coronation of Charlemagne
• Council of Aachen (809)
• Second Iconoclasm
• Founding of Christian Quilon
• Triumph of Orthodoxy
• Council of Constantinople (861)
• Cyril and Methodius reach Moravia
• Photian Schism
• Baptism of Boris of Bulgaria
• First baptism of the Rus'
• Fourth Council of Constantinople (Ignatian)
• Council of Constantinople (Photian)
• Cadaver Synod
• Foundation of Cluny
• Baptism of Olga of Kiev
• Synod of Rome of 963
• Great Lavra founded on Athos
• Baptism of Volodymyr and Rus'
• Council of Charroux
• Conversion of Iceland
• Persecution under al-Hakim
• Founding of Saint Sophia in Kyiv
• Council of Sutri
• Holy Sepulchre rebuilt
• Council of Reims (1049)
• Synod of Kyiv elevates Hilarion
• The Great Schism
• fall of man