REL 330 - History of Christianity
Course Notes
Time-Line for Early Europe
When the Roman Empire started to decay the Legions were recalled from duty on the outlying regions. Local leaders arose, and what would become the countries of Europe began to form.
For many years, Britain was isolated from mainland Europe and the Roman Church, and developed independently of it. Then when communication was restored, there was a period of adjustment as local British traditions came into conflict with those of continental Europe.
The time line below is intended to help clarify the time periods, events, and geographic areas covered in this period. Modern names of countries and regions are used rather than the less familiar historical names
All dates are approximate
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| ca. 250 or ca. 300 Alban, first known British martyr 314 Bishops from Britain attend the "Council of Arles" called by Constantine to deal with the Donatists - evidence for the presence of the Christian Church in Britain |
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341 Eusebius consecrates Ulfilas as "Bishop in the land of the Goths"
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| 360-435 John Cassian founder of some of the first monasteries in Europe | |||
| 340-420 Jerome (Hieronymus) 350 Founding of the Schola Cantorum for Church singing, in Rome 366-384 Pope Damasus I
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383 Roman Legions start to evacuate Britain
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| 410 Alaric and the Goths sack Rome | |||
| 416 Visigoths take Spain 418 Franks take Gaul |
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| 429 Saxons, Angles, and Jutes start to invade southern Britain, drive the Picts and Scots northwards | |||
| 422-432 Palladius sent as first Bishop of Ireland, by Pope Celestine I 433 Patrick lands in Ireland
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440-461 Pope Leo I
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481-511 Clovis, King of the Franks
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480-524 Boëthius 480-550 Benedict of Nursia
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| 500 Battle of Badon Hill - Britons defeat the Saxons. The British leader may be the prototype for the legends of King Arthur 537 Battle of Camlan - death of "King Arthur" |
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| 490-580 Cassiodorus 525 Dionysius Exiguus sets the Christian calendar (AD - Anno Domini, Year of the Lord). He was probably off by several years. |
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| 542-594 The Plague spreads from Constantinople and kills about half of the total population of Europe | |||
| St. David brings Christianity to Wales 560 Deniol founds the Abbey of Bangor in Wales 563 Columba goes from Ireland to the Isle of Iona, founds a monastery, and starts his mission to the Picts of Scotland |
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| 590-604 Pope Gregory the Great | |||
| 597 Augustine lands in Kent | |||
| 600 Isidore becomes bishop of Seville | |||
| 625 Paulinus of Rome goes as a missionary to Northumbria (Northern England) 626 Edwin of Northumbria sets about bringing Christianity to his people 640 Aidan goes as a missionary to Northumbria 664 Synod of Whitby. Oswy of Northumbria adopts the Roman traditions 669 Theodore of Tarsus, Archbishop of Canterbury, re-organization of the Church in England 671 Caedmon of Whitby, first Christian English Poet and Song-writer 673-735 The Venerable Bede 673-754 Boniface
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| 711 Moors invade Spain 688-741 Charles Martel
742-814 Charlemagne
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735-804 Alcuin of York,
792 Vikings start to invade Britain |
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| 800 The Synod of Aix-la-Chapelle introduces the "Filioque" clause into the Creed | |||
| 800 approximate date for the Book of Kells - Book of Gospels | |||
| 806 Norsemen sack the Monastery of Iona 834 Danes raid England 849-899 King Alfred the Great of Wessex
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| 910 Cluniac Order founded 911 Rollo and his Norsemen settle in northern France - become the Normans |
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925-940 Athelstan, King of England, recaptures Northumberland
959-988 Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury 975-979 King Edward the Martyr of England 979 King Edward murdered. Ethelred II, the Unready, becomes king |
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| 1014 Battle of Clontarf ends Norse rule in Ireland | |||
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1033-1109 Anselm of Canterbury 1042-1066 Edward the Confessor, King of England 1065 Westminster Abbey consecrated |
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