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History of Christianity is a six part survey designed to stimulate your curiosity by providing glimpses of pivotal events and persons in the spread of the church.
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The dates refer to the focus date of a story when known, otherwise any key year associated with the subject.
? means that a year is uncertain or unknown within a wide range
ca. means "circa," or "about"
ff means "and following"
fl. means flourished
1203 . . . Reform-Abbot William of Eskhill
1204 . . . 4th Crusade Sacked Constantinople
1207 . . . Elizabeth
of Many Castles (Glimpses)
1209 . . . Horrible
Massacre at Beziers in Christ's Name
1212 . . . Journey
of Souls (Children's Crusade)
1212 . . . They
Sent Children to War! (Glimpses)
1212 . . . The
Children's Crusade (Glimpses)
1212 . . . Clare
of Assisi Joined Francis (Glimpses)
1215 . . . Great
Charter for England
1215 . . . 4th
St. John Lateran Council Ended
1216 . . . Honorius
III Became the Great Pacificator
1217 . . . Matthew
of Paris Preserved History
1217 . . . Peter
Valdes, founded "Poor Men of Lyon"
1220 . . . Salisbury Cathedral
1221 . . . Anthony of Padua, Leading Franciscan
1224 . . . The
Franciscans 1st Arrived in England
1225ff . . Aquinas:
Dumb Ox or Angelic Doctor? (Glimpses)
1227 . . . Ludwig's
Kindness Backed Elizabeth
1231 . . . Elizabeth
Sang in Answer to a Bird
1233 . . . Dominicans
Became Dreaded Inquisitors
1233 . . . Cruel
Conrad of Marburg Murdered
1224 . . . Francis
of Assissi Had a Vision
1234 . . . Edmund
of Abingdon Consecrated
1240 . . . Raymond Nonnatus Redeemed Captives
1245 . . . Alexander
of Hales Scholastic Innovator
1246 . . . Carpini
an Unlikely Explorer
1247 . . . Mysterious
Relic Brought to Westminster
1250 . . . Louis
IX Hostage to Infidels
1253 . . . Before
the Polos there Was Ruesbroek
1253 . . . Robert
Grosseteste's New Scientific Method
1263 . . . Hugh
of St. Cher's Concordance
1263 . . . Alexander
Nevsky Carried into Heaven
1264 . . . Bonaventura
Preached before the Pope
1273 . . . Thomas
Aquinas Had a Vision
1274 . . . 2d Council of Lyons Agreed to Lock Cardinals In
1274 . . . Bonaventura
Died Amid Rumors of Poison
1275 . . . Raymond of Penafort Wanted to Win Muslims
1288 . . . Bar
Sauma, in Rome, Attended Easter Services
1292 . . . Peckham's
Gift of Science
1294 . . . Resignation
of Pope Celestine V
1298 . . . Olivi
Controversial in Death
1302 . . . Dante
Banished Wrote the Divine Comedy
1302 . . . Boniface:
Salvation if you Submit to Pope
1308 . . . John
Duns Scotus, the Subtle Doctor
1312 . . . Knights
Templars & Philip the Fair
1314 . . . Raymond
Lull, Troubadour for God
1327 . . . Marsilius of Padua & John of Jandun
1328 . . . William
of Ockham Fled Avignon
1329 . . . Meister Eckhart's Propositions Condemned
1349 . . . Errors of the Flagellants
1361 . . . John
Tauler, German Mystic, Preacher
1363 . . . Catholic
Reformer John Charlier of Gerson
1367 . . . The
Papacy, to Avignon & Back
1373 . . . Julian
of Norwich's Revelations
1373 . . . Bridgit,
Sweden's Homegrown Saint
1376 . . . Difficulty & Confusion for the Papacy
1381 . . . Rebels
Killed Archbishop Sudbury
1381 . . . John
Ruysbroeck Urged Know God Directly
1382 . . . Earthquake
Synod Condemned Wycliffe "Vapors"
1384 . . . Gerard
Groot's Death by Association
1384 . . . John
Wycliffe on His Death Bed
1384 . . . John
Wycliffe: Reformation Morningstar (Glimpses)
1386 . . . Baptism
of Lithuania's Jogaila
1396 . . . Walter
Hilton Gave Spiritual Advice
1396 . . . St. Stephen of Perm, Holy "Arsonist"
1401 . . . William
Sawtrey, 1st Lollard Martyr
1410 . . . Big
Battle at Tannenberg
1413 . . . John
Oldcastle, Lollard Lord
1414 . . . Notorious
Council of Constance
1415 . . . Bohemian
Nobles Send Bishops a Defiance
1415 . . . John
Hus: Faithful unto Death (Glimpses)
1416 . . . Into
the Fire Went Jerome of Prague
1416 . . . St.
Francis of Paola
1424 . . . John
Zizka, Blind "Warrior for the Lord"
1429 . . . Joan
of Arc Relieved Orleans
1444 . . . George
Scholarios Led the Opposition
1452ff . . Savonarola's
Preaching Got Him Burned (Glimpses)
1453 . . . Byzantium:
"The Last Day of the World"
1455 . . . Immortal
Fra Angelico Died
1457 . . . Gutenberg's 1st Bible?
1466ff . . Erasmus (Glimpses)
1471 . . . Thomas
a Kempis, Priest, Monk, & Writer
1471ff . . Albrecht
Drer, Reformation Media Man (Glimpses)
1473 . . . Catherine
of Genoa Discovered God's Love
1481 . . . First
Spanish Auto da Fe
1483 . . . Basel
Council, Is Pope or Council Supreme?
1483 . . . Highlights
of Luther's Life (Glimpses)
1484 . . . George
Burkhardt (Spalatin)
1492 . . . Ferdinand
& Isabella's Edict Against Jews
1492 . . . Albrecht
Durer's Youthful Promise
1492 . . . Columbus
Landed in America
1492 . . . You
Wouldn't Want to Argue with Argula (Glimpses)
1493 . . . Alexander's
Line Sounded Good on Paper
1494 . . . First
Mass in the New World
1496ff . . Menno
Simons, Fugitive Leader (Glimpses)
1497 . . . Savonarola
Burned Art Works
1497 . . . Reformer Philip Melanchthon
1497ff . . Melanchthon, the Number Two (Glimpses)
1498 . . . Savonarola's
Interrogation & Sentence
1498 . . . Torquemada
the Torturer
1499 . . . Kate
von Bora, Example for Lutheran Wives
1499 . . . Peter
Vermigli Named for a Martyr |
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