Chapter III: Part I: A.d. Page

33. Descent of the Holy Ghost on the Day of Pentecost 1
62. Martyrdom of St. James the Less 3
64. Persecution by Nero begins 2
68. Martyrdom of St. Peter and St. Paul 2
70. Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus 3
95. Persecution by Domitian 3
100. Death of St. John 5
116. Martyrdom of Ignatius 9
166. Martyrdoms of Justin and Polycarp 10-15
168. Montanus publishes his heresy 17
177. Persecution at Lyons and Vienne 15
190. Tertullian flourishes 18
202. Persecution by Severus begins 18
-- Martyrdom of Origen's father 21
206. Martyrdom of Perpetua and her companions 18
248. Cyprian, bishop of Carthage 25
249. Persecution by Decius 23
251. Paul, the first hermit 60
-- Troubles at Carthage--Novatian separates from the Church 27
253. Plague at Carthage 27
254. Death of Origen 24
-- Disagreement between Cyprian and Stephen, bishop of Rome 29
257. Persecution by Valerian 29
258. Martyrdom of Cyprian 31
260. Conversion of the Goths begins 40
261. Valerian taken prisoner in Persia--Gallienus allows liberty
to the Christians 32
270. Manes publishes his heresy 110
298. Diocletian requires soldiers, &c., to worship the heathen
gods 33
303. The last general persecution begins 34
311. Separation of the Donatists from the Church 44, 116
313. End of the persecution--Constantine and Licinius give
liberty to the Christians 38
314. Council of Arles about the affairs of the Donatists 117
319. Arius begins to publish his heresy 44
324. Constantine defeats Licinius, and declares himself a
Christian 38
325. The First General Council held at Nicaea--Arius
condemned--The Nicene Creed made 46
326. Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria 47
335. Council of Tyre 48
-- Athanasius banished to Treves 49
336. Death of Arius 50
337. Death of Constantine 51
338. Athanasius restored to his see 52
341. Second banishment of Athanasius 52
343. Persecution in Persia 41
347. Revolt, defeat, and banishment of the Donatists 117
348. Ulfilas, bishop of the Goths 93
349. Second return of St. Athanasius 52
356. Third exile of Athanasius 53
-- Death of Antony the hermit 61
361. Julian, emperor--Paganism restored 57
362. The Donatists recalled 120
-- Athanasius restored, but again banished 56
-- Attempt to rebuild the Temple of Jerusalem 57
363. Death of Julian 58
370. Basil, bishop of Caesarea, in Cappadocia 68
372. Gregory of Nazianzum consecrated as bishop of Sasima 69
373. Death of Athanasius 59
374. Ambrose, bishop of Milan 73
378. Gregory of Nazianzum goes to Constantinople 69
379. Theodosius, emperor 70
380. Gregory, bishop of Constantinople--Death of Basil 70
381. Second General Council held at Constantinople--Gregory
withdraws from his see 70
385. Execution of Priscillian 72
387. Baptism of Augustine 113
-- Sedition at Antioch 97
390. Massacre at Thessalonica, and repentance of Theodosius 75
391. Destruction of the Temple of Serapis 78
395. Death of Theodosius 77
-- Augustine, bishop of Hippo 114
397. Death of Ambrose 77
-- Chrysostom, bishop of Constantinople 100
400. Pelagius teaches his heresy at Rome 124
403. Death of Telemachus at Rome 95
-- Council of the Oak--Chrysostom banished and recalled 105
404. Chrysostom banished to Cucusus 106
407. Death of Chrysostom 107
409. The Romans withdraw from Britain 135
410. Rome taken by Alaric 93
-- Pelagius and Celestius in Africa 125
411. Conference with the Donatists at Carthage 122
412. Ninian, bishop of Whithorn 136
415. Councils in the Holy Land as to Pelagius 126
429. Pelagianism put down in Britain by German and Lupus 135
430. Death of Augustine 128
431. Third General Council held at Ephesus--Condemnation of
Nestorius 129
432. Death of Ninian--Patrick goes into Ireland 136
449. Council, known as "The Meeting of Robbers," at Ephesus 129
-- Landing of the Saxons in England 136
451. Fourth General Council held at Chalcedon--Condemnation
of Eutyches 129
-- Attila in France--Deliverance of Orleans 131
452. Attila in Italy 132
455. Rome plundered by Genseric 132
476. End of the Western Empire 133
464-519. Separation between the Churches of Rome and
Constantinople 144
493. Death of Patrick 138
496. Conversion of Clovis 141
527. Justinian, emperor 142
529. The heathen schools of Athens shut up 143
-- Benedict draws up his Rule for monks 149
541. Jacob, leader of the Monophysites 145
553. Fifth General Council held at Constantinople 145
565. Columba settles at Iona 139
-- Death of Justinian 142
589. Third Council of Toledo--The Spanish Church renounces
Arianism 134
-- Columban goes into France 139
590. Gregory the Great, bishop of Rome 155
596. Mission of Augustine to England 163
597. Landing of Augustine in England--Conversion of Ethelbert 164
604. Deaths of Gregory and Augustine 166