Early Christian Church Historical Timeline

Early Church Timeline

First Period of Church History

5 BC Jesus of Nazareth is born
30 The resurrection of Jesus
46 Paul begins missionary journeys

64 Nero burns Rome
70 The destruction of Jerusalem

Second Period of Church History


	81 Domitian persecution begins 98 Trajan persecution begins 100 Justin Martyr is born 110 Martyrdom of Ignatius 117 Hadrian persecution begins 130 Conversion of Justin 130 Irenaeus is born 135 Justin writes Dialogue 138 Antonius Pius persecution begins c150 Justin's writes First Apology 150 Clement of Alexandria is born 155 Martyrdom of Polycarp		155 Tertullian is born 161 Marcus Aurelius persecution begins 163 Martyrdom of Justin 178 Iranaeus is bishop of Lyon 178 Celsus writes True Reason 185 Iraneaus writes Agaist Heresies 185 Origen is born 193 Septimus Severus persecution begins 196 Tertullian begins to write 200 Clement begins to write 200 Cyprian is born

First Period of Peace


	211 First era of peace begins 220 Origen begins to write 230 Church at Dura-Europas built		248 Cyprian is bishop of Carthage 248 Origen writes Contra Celsus

Second Period of Persecution


	249 Decius begins empire-wide persecution 250 Arius is born 251 Problem of the lapsed begins		251 Anthony is born 255 Rebaptism controversy 257 Valerian persecution begins

The Second Period of Peace


	260 Second era of peace begins 260 Eusebius is born 264 Councils at Antioch		269 Anthony goes into the desert 286 Pachomius is born 302 Era of peace ends

The Great Persecution


	303 The Great Persecution begins 311 Edict of Toleration 311 Donatist schism begins		312 Battle of Milvian Bridge 313 Edict of Milan 315 Arian controversy begins

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