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100

The Great Schism occurred this year

1054

100

Martin Luther publishes his 95 Theses this year

1517

100

This is the event that occurred at G (1054)

the Great Schism

100

This pope and this Augustinian monk were involved in the events of the early 1500s that marks the beginning of the Protestant Reformation

Pope Leo X

Martin Luther

100

This document, published in 1999, represents reason to hope that Christians are capable of healing the divisions of the Protestant Reformation and moving toward Christian unity through ecumenism

The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification

200

The western Roman Empire fell in this year

476

200

The Church convened the Council of Trent from this year to this year

1545-1563

200

These are the churches in grey (C) dark orange (D) and light orange (E)

C=Assyrian Orthodox

D=Oriental Orthodox

E=Eastern Orthodox

200
This reformer's theology of how humans are saved (soteriology) is in the form of 5 'Solas'

Martin Luther

200

These five Christian communions (i.e. ‘Churches’) agreed on the basic truth of justification in 2019 at the University of Notre Dame.

Anglican, Methodist, Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed

300

The crusades began and ended in these years

began=1095

ended=1291

300

In this year, Martin Luther was excommunicated by Pope Leo X

1521

300

This church is represented with green and the letter K below. It was founded by an Augustinian monk who was excommunicated by Pope Leo X.

Lutheran Church

300

This pope and this monarch of England were involved in the events of the early 1500s that led to the birth of the Anglican Church

Pope Clement VII

King Henry VIII

300

This early church saint, who heavily influenced both Martin Luther and is still deeply revered in the Roman Catholic tradition said, "We eat the body of Christ to become the body of Christ."

St. Augustine 

400
St. Dominic founded the Order of Preachers in this year

1216

400

In this year, with the Act of Supremacy, Henry VIII claims to replace the pope as supreme head of the Church in England

1534

400

This is the church represented with the F and darker blue below.

Anglican (Episcopal)

400
These are Martin Luther's 5 Solas

Sola Scriptura (scripture alone)

Solus Christus (Christ alone)

Soli Deo gloria (glory to God alone)

Sola gratia (grace alone)

Sola fide (faith alone)

400

This pope and this patriarch met for dialogue in 1976 that produced bold hope that Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches are capable of reuniting

Pope Paul VI 

Patriarch Athenagoras

500

St Francis founded the Order of Friars Minor in this year

1210

500

The Spanish Inquisition was in effect during these years

1478-1834

500

This is the church represented with lighter blue and the J below, this church formed after reforming away from the Anglican Church

Methodist Church

500

This pope and this patriarch of Constantinople were involved in the events of 1054 that sparked the Great Schism

Pope Leo IX

Patriarch Michael Cerularius

500

This pope and this patriarch met for dialogue in 2014 that produced hope that the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches are capable of reuniting

Pope Francis

Patriarch Bartholomew

600

This is the year Benedict of Nursia founded his monastery at Monte Casino in Italy.


530 AD

600

In this year, John Calvin published his Institutes of Christian Religion, defining the principles of Reformed Christianity.

1536

600

These are the two events that occurred at letter A and B

A-Council of Ephesus

B- Council of Chalcedon

600

The TULIP acrostic is a summary of this reformer's theology of how humans are saved (soteriology)

John Calvin

600

This early Church saint from Alexandria, who heavily influenced the Council of Nicaea, said, "God became man so that man might become God."

St. Athanasius

700

St. Patrick died this year

461 AD

700

In this year, the Medieval Inquisitions were begun

1184

700

These are the churches represented in dark grey-blue with the H and in purple with an I -respectively.

I= Reformed (Calvinist) Churches

H=the Baptist Church

700
These five doctrines make up the TULIP acrostic of reformed theology

T total depravity

U unconditional election

L limited atonement

I irresistible grace

P perseverance of the saints

700

According to ‘differentiating consensus’, this is the basic truth of justification. In other words, humans are saved...

by grace in faith in Christ.