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Cronología

Momentos mayores en la vida de la Iglesia — desde hoy hacia atrás entre concilios, padres, papas, milagros, apariciones y la historia que forjó la cristiandad.

8 May 2025–present

Padres

Vatican City

Elected 8 May 2025. First pope from the United States; Order of Saint Augustine.

8 May 2025–present

Papas

Vatican City

Elected 8 May 2025. First pope from the United States; Order of Saint Augustine.

2013–2025

Padres

Rome

First Jesuit and Latin American pope; synodality and care for the poor.

today

Liturgia

Worldwide

The Mass of Paul VI, with the third typical edition of the Missal, remains the ordinary liturgy of the Latin Church worldwide.

24 Oct 2024

Encíclicas

Rome

On the human and divine love of the Heart of Jesus Christ.

2023–

Secular

Israel / Gaza

War after the October 7 attacks; Gaza, hostages, and a wider regional crisis.

29 Jun 2022

Liturgia

Rome

Francis’s apostolic letter on liturgical formation calls the whole Church to rediscover the beauty of the liturgy.

2022–

Secular

Ukraine / Europe

Full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine; Europe’s largest war since 1945.

10 May 2021

Liturgia

Rome

Francis institutes the lay ministry of catechist, complementary to liturgical ministries around the Mass.

10 Jan 2021

Liturgia

Rome

Motu proprio opens the instituted ministries of lector and acolyte to women as well as men.

16 Jul 2021

Liturgia

Rome

Accompanying letter explains the pastoral reasons for restricting the 1962 Missal and affirming the reformed liturgy.

16 Jul 2021

Liturgia

Rome

Francis restricts use of the 1962 Missal and affirms the liturgical books of Paul VI and John Paul II as the unique expression of the lex orandi of the Roman Rite.

18 Dec 2021

Liturgia

Rome

The Congregation for Divine Worship answers questions on implementing the motu proprio’s norms.

2020–2023

Secular

World

Global pandemic; lockdowns, mass death, and disruption of worship, work, and public life.

3 Oct 2020

Encíclicas

Rome

On fraternity and social friendship in a fragmented world.

3 Sep 2017

Liturgia

Rome

Francis’s motu proprio adjusts canon law so episcopal conferences have greater responsibility for liturgical translations.

24 May 2015

Encíclicas

Rome

On care for our common home — integral ecology, the poor, and creation.

c. 2015

Padres

A practical parish guide for a communal Holy Hour with Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction. It covers vesture and vessels, server notes, the order of Exposition, options for Adoration (Scripture and fervorino, silence, Liturgy of the Hours, Rosary), Benediction with Tantum Ergo and the Divine Praises, and Reposition. Adapted for SanctumNomen from a parish Presider’s Guide circulated as a PDF (c. 2015). Hymns and praises are traditional liturgical forms; the checklists and pastoral suggestions follow the source booklet. Only a priest or deacon may preside at communal Exposition with Benediction.

2013–2025

Papas

Rome

First Jesuit and Latin American pope; synodality and care for the poor.

29 Jun 2013

Encíclicas

Rome

Encyclical on faith begun by Benedict XVI and completed by Francis — the light of faith.

2013

Milagros eucarísticos

Legnica, Poland

Milagro de lugar

27 Nov 2011

Liturgia

English-speaking world

English-speaking countries implement a revised translation of the third typical edition at Mass.

30 Apr 2011

Liturgia

Rome

Instruction clarifies norms for celebrating the 1962 liturgy under Summorum Pontificum.

29 Jun 2009

Encíclicas

Rome

On integral human development in charity and truth in the global economy.

2008

Liturgia

Rome

Corrected reprint of the third typical edition becomes the Latin reference for translators.

2008

Milagros eucarísticos

Sokółka 2008, Poland

Milagro de lugar

22 Feb 2007

Liturgia

Rome

Benedict XVI’s apostolic exhortation on the Eucharist as the source and summit of the Church’s life.

7 Jul 2007

Liturgia

Rome

Benedict XVI liberalizes use of the 1962 Missal as an extraordinary form alongside the Ordinary Form.

30 Nov 2007

Encíclicas

Rome

On Christian hope grounded in God, not in progress alone.

2006

Milagros eucarísticos

Tixtla, Mexico

Milagro de lugar

2005–2013

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013

25 Dec 2005

Encíclicas

Rome

First encyclical of Benedict XVI: God is love — eros, agape, and the Church’s charity.

7 Oct 2004

Liturgia

Rome

Apostolic letter for the Year of the Eucharist urges deeper love for the Mass and adoration.

25 Mar 2004

Liturgia

Rome

Instruction on abuses and norms for the Eucharist reinforces reverence in celebrating and receiving Holy Communion.

2003–2011

Secular

Iraq

Invasion of Iraq and occupation; regime change, insurgency, and lasting regional upheaval.

4 Dec 2003

Liturgia

Rome

John Paul II marks forty years of Sacrosanctum Concilium and calls for a new liturgical spirituality.

17 Apr 2003

Encíclicas

Rome

On the Eucharist in its relationship to the Church — source and summit of ecclesial life.

2002

Liturgia

Rome

The General Instruction is updated with the editio typica tertia, clarifying roles, gestures, and arrangement of the celebration.

2002

Liturgia

Rome

Editio typica tertia of the Ordinary Form Missal; basis for later vernacular translations.

2001–2021

Secular

Afghanistan

U.S.-led intervention after September 11; two decades of war end with Taliban return in 2021.

28 Mar 2001

Liturgia

Rome

Instruction on vernacular translation of liturgical texts calls for greater fidelity to the Latin typical edition.

2001

Secular

United States

Terror in the United States; new conflicts involving the West and the Middle East.

2001

Milagros eucarísticos

Chirattakonam, India

Milagro de lugar

2000

Secular

Rome / World

Millennium celebration of the Incarnation under John Paul II.

2000

Aparición mariana

Sievernich, Germany

En investigación

31 May 1998

Liturgia

Rome

Apostolic letter on keeping the Lord’s Day, centered on the Sunday Eucharist.

14 Sep 1998

Encíclicas

Rome

On the relationship between faith and reason in the search for truth.

15 Aug 1997

Liturgia

Rome

Instruction on collaboration of the non-ordained in priestly ministry, including liturgical roles.

25 Mar 1995

Encíclicas

Rome

On the value and inviolability of human life — against abortion, euthanasia, and the culture of death.

25 May 1995

Encíclicas

Rome

On commitment to ecumenism and the quest for full Christian unity.

1995

Aparición mariana

Civitavecchia, Italy

En investigación

1995

Aparición mariana

Civitavecchia, Italy

En investigación

25 Jan 1994

Liturgia

Rome

Instruction on inculturation of the Roman Rite within the unity of the Latin liturgy.

6 Aug 1993

Encíclicas

Rome

On the splendor of truth and the foundations of the Church’s moral teaching.

1992–1995

Secular

Bosnia and Herzegovina

War in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Sarajevo under siege, ethnic cleansing, Srebrenica.

1992-1994-1996

Milagros eucarísticos

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Milagro de lugar

1992

Aparición mariana

Akwamu, Ghana

En investigación

1991–1995

Secular

Croatia

War for Croatia’s independence amid the breakup of Yugoslavia; cities under siege, mass displacement.

1991

Secular

Eurasia

End of the Cold War order; religious life reopens in the East.

1 May 1991

Encíclicas

Rome

Hundredth anniversary of Rerum Novarum; reflects on 1989 and the free society under moral truth.

1991

Milagros eucarísticos

Betania, Venezuela

Milagro de lugar

7 Dec 1990

Encíclicas

Rome

On the permanent validity of the Church’s missionary mandate.

1989

Secular

Berlin

Collapse of communist regimes in Central Europe; John Paul II’s era.

2 Jul 1988

Liturgia

Rome

John Paul II urges generous application of norms for the older form of the Roman Rite.

16 Jan 1988

Liturgia

Rome

Circular letter on preparing and celebrating the Paschal feasts, guiding Holy Week and the Triduum.

4 Dec 1988

Liturgia

Rome

John Paul II’s apostolic letter marks twenty-five years of Sacrosanctum Concilium and urges faithful implementation.

25 Mar 1987

Encíclicas

Rome

On the Blessed Virgin Mary in the life of the pilgrim Church.

30 Dec 1987

Encíclicas

Rome

On social concern twenty years after Populorum Progressio.

18 May 1986

Encíclicas

Rome

On the Holy Spirit in the life of the Church and the world.

2 Jun 1985

Encíclicas

Rome

On Saints Cyril and Methodius and the evangelization of the Slavic peoples.

1985

Aparición mariana

Luiza, Democratic Republic of the Congo

En investigación

1984

Liturgia

Rome

Bishops may permit celebrations according to the 1962 Missal under limited conditions.

1983

Liturgia

Rome

The revised Code restates norms for celebration, reservation, and the Sunday obligation in the Latin Church.

1983

Aparición mariana

San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina

Aprobada por el obispo

1983

Aparición mariana

Varsóvia, Poland

En investigación

14 Sep 1981

Encíclicas

Rome

On human work, for the ninetieth anniversary of Rerum Novarum.

1981

Aparición mariana

Kibeho, Rwanda

Aprobada por el obispo

1981

Aparición mariana

Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Devoción aprobada

30 Nov 1980

Encíclicas

Rome

On God the Father rich in mercy, revealed in Christ.

1980

Aparición mariana

Cuapa, Nicaragua

Aprobada por el obispo

4 Mar 1979

Encíclicas

Rome

First encyclical of John Paul II: Christ the Redeemer as the center of the Church’s mission.

1978–2005

Papas

Rome

1978

Papas

Rome

1976

Aparición mariana

Betania, Venezuela

Aprobada por el obispo

1975–1985

Liturgia

Rome

Prayers for Reconciliation and for Masses with Children expand the Missal’s anaphoras.

1975

Liturgia

Rome

A revised editio typica of the post-conciliar Missal incorporates early amendments and new formularies.

1 Nov 1973

Liturgia

Rome

Pastoral norms adapt certain elements of the Mass when many of the assembly are children.

29 Jan 1973

Liturgia

Rome

Instruction widens possibilities for Communion under both kinds and for extraordinary ministers.

1973

Liturgia

Rome / Worldwide

Norms allow instituted or commissioned lay faithful to assist with distribution of Communion when needed.

1973

Aparición mariana

Akita, Japan

Aprobada por el obispo

5 Sep 1970

Liturgia

Rome

Instruction guiding implementation of the reformed rites and cautioning against unauthorized experimentation.

post-1970

Liturgia

Rome

The reformed Missal’s additional anaphoras include clear invocations of the Spirit over the gifts and the people.

1970

Liturgia

Rome

The Latin editio typica of the reformed Missal appears for use throughout the Latin Church.

1969–1970

Liturgia

Rome

A vastly expanded cycle of Scripture readings opens the Bible more lavishly at Mass, as Sacrosanctum Concilium asked.

1969

Liturgia

Rome

The liturgical year is reworked: Pre-Lent suppressed, many octaves removed, saints’ rankings simplified.

8 May 1969

Liturgia

Rome

Paul VI establishes a congregation dedicated to the liturgy as the reformed books are promulgated.

25 Jan 1969

Liturgia

Rome

Instruction on liturgical translation guides early vernacular versions of the reformed books.

1969 onward

Liturgia

Worldwide

Some episcopal conferences receive permission for Communion in the hand alongside the traditional manner.

1969 / revisions

Liturgia

Rome

The GIRM explains the structure, roles, and norms of the Ordinary Form celebration of Mass.

1969

Liturgia

Rome

The Order of Readings for Mass establishes the expanded weekday and Sunday lectionary system.

3 Apr 1969

Liturgia

Rome

Apostolic constitution Missale Romanum approves the revised Ordo Missae of the Ordinary Form.

1969

Milagros eucarísticos

San Mauro La Bruca, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1968–1970

Liturgia

Rome

Besides the Roman Canon, additional Eucharistic Prayers enter the Missal for the first time in centuries.

25 Jul 1968

Encíclicas

Rome

On the regulation of birth; reaffirms the Church’s teaching on contraception and married love.

1968

Aparición mariana

Zeitoun, Cairo, Egypt

Aprobada por el obispo

25 May 1967

Liturgia

Rome

Instruction on Eucharistic worship links celebration, reservation, and devotion after the Council.

5 Mar 1967

Liturgia

Rome

Instruction on music in the liturgy after Vatican II balances chant, polyphony, and vernacular song.

1967 onward

Liturgia

Latin Church

Restored permanent deacons again proclaim the Gospel, prepare the altar, and distribute Communion at Mass.

4 May 1967

Liturgia

Rome

Further simplifications of the Ordo Missae prepare the way for the new Order of Mass.

1967

Secular

Jerusalem

Israel takes East Jerusalem and the Old City in the June war.

26 Mar 1967

Encíclicas

Rome

On the development of peoples — integral human development and global solidarity.

24 Jun 1967

Encíclicas

Rome

Reaffirms priestly celibacy in the Latin Church after the Council.

1967

Aparición mariana

Natividade, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

En investigación

c. 1965–1970

Liturgia

Worldwide

Many churches rearrange altars so the priest celebrates Mass facing the people, while ad orientem remains lawful.

1964–1967

Liturgia

Worldwide

Episcopal conferences receive wider permission to use the vernacular for readings, orations, and eventually the Canon.

1964–1965

Liturgia

Rome

Sacrosanctum Concilium restores concelebration; a new rite enters the Missal and Pontifical.

7 Mar 1965

Liturgia

Rome / Worldwide

Paul VI celebrates and authorizes early vernacular celebrations as the reformed rites begin to reach parishes.

3 Sep 1965

Liturgia

Rome

Encyclical reaffirms Catholic teaching on the Real Presence amid liturgical change.

1965

Liturgia

Rome

An interim Order of Mass implements early conciliar simplifications before the 1969 Ordo.

3 Sep 1965

Encíclicas

Rome

On the mystery of the Eucharist and the Real Presence amid liturgical renewal.

26 Sep 1964

Liturgia

Rome

First major implementation of liturgical reform: audible Canon doxology, some vernacular, simplified introductory rites.

6 Aug 1964

Encíclicas

Rome

On the Church; develops dialogue with the world during the Second Vatican Council.

1963–1978

Papas

Rome

4 Dec 1963

Liturgia

Vatican

Vatican II’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy calls for reform of the rites and fuller participation of the faithful.

11 Apr 1963

Encíclicas

Rome

Landmark encyclical on peace, human rights, and order among nations, addressed also to “all men of good will.”

1962–1965

Concilios

Vatican

Renewal of liturgy, ecumenism, and the Church’s mission in the modern world.

1962–1965

Padres

Vatican

Renewal of liturgy, ecumenism, and the Church’s mission in the modern world.

1962

Liturgia

Rome

The last typical edition of the Tridentine Missal incorporates the 1960 Code of Rubrics.

15 May 1961

Encíclicas

Rome

On Christianity and social progress — updating the Church’s social teaching for the postwar world.

29 Jun 1959

Encíclicas

Rome

First encyclical of John XXIII: truth, unity, and peace under Peter’s chair.

1958–1963

Papas

Rome

1957

Secular

Rome / Europe

Postwar Western Europe begins economic and political integration.

8 Sep 1957

Encíclicas

Rome

On motion pictures, radio, and television in the service of truth and morals.

15 May 1956

Encíclicas

Rome

On devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as rooted in Scripture and Tradition.

1956

Aparición mariana

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

Aprobada por el obispo

16 Nov 1955

Liturgia

Rome

Decree restoring the rites of Holy Week — the first major structural reform of the Roman Missal in centuries.

1955

Liturgia

Rome

Major reform of Palm Sunday and the Paschal Triduum; vigils and octaves are curtailed in the calendar.

1955

Aparición mariana

Itaúna, Minas Gerais, Brazil

En investigación

1954

Aparición mariana

Tarragona, Spain

En investigación

1953

Aparición mariana

Siracusa, Italy

Aprobada por el obispo

1 Nov 1950

Dogmas

Rome

By the apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus, Pius XII defines that Mary, at the end of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.

12 Aug 1950

Encíclicas

Rome

On some false opinions threatening Catholic doctrine; sets limits for theology and science.

1948

Secular

Israel

Modern Israel established; wars and diplomacy reshape the Holy Land.

1948

Milagros eucarísticos

Rosano, Italy

Milagro de lugar

20 Nov 1947

Liturgia

Rome

Encyclical on the sacred liturgy affirms participation of the faithful and papal authority over rites.

20 Nov 1947

Encíclicas

Rome

Encyclical on the sacred liturgy — active participation and the Church’s authority over the rites.

1947

Aparición mariana

Montichiari, Italy

En investigación

1947

Aparición mariana

Fontanelle di Montichiari, Italy

En investigación

1946

Aparición mariana

Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, Germany

En investigación

30 Sep 1943

Encíclicas

Rome

Encourages Catholic biblical studies using original languages and sound historical methods.

29 Jun 1943

Encíclicas

Rome

On the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ — a cornerstone of twentieth-century ecclesiology.

1939–1958

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1939 to 1958

1939–1945

Secular

World / Europe

Global war and the murder of six million Jews; the Church amid totalitarian regimes.

20 Oct 1939

Encíclicas

Rome

First encyclical of Pius XII at the outbreak of World War II; on the unity of human society.

19 Mar 1937

Encíclicas

Rome

On atheistic communism and the Church’s social teaching as the true remedy.

14 Mar 1937

Encíclicas

Rome / Germany

Encyclical smuggled into Nazi Germany; condemns racism and violations of the Concordat.

1936

Aparición mariana

Cimbres (Pesqueira), Pernambuco, Brazil

Aprobada por el obispo

1936

Aparición mariana

Wigratzbad, Germany

Aprobada por el obispo

1933

Aparición mariana

Banneux, Belgium

Aprobada por el obispo

1932

Aparición mariana

Beauraing, Belgium

Aprobada por el obispo

1931–1938

Aparición

Poland

Christ asks for the Divine Mercy image, feast, and chaplet.

1931–1938

Aparición mariana

Płock and Kraków, Poland

Reconocimiento de la Santa Sede

29 Jun 1931

Encíclicas

Rome

Against Fascist persecution of Catholic Action in Italy.

15 May 1931

Encíclicas

Rome

Forty years after Rerum Novarum: social justice, subsidiarity, and critique of unbridled capitalism and socialism.

31 Dec 1930

Encíclicas

Rome

On Christian marriage; rejects contraception and divorce contrary to divine law.

1930

Aparición mariana

Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Aprobada por el obispo

1929

Secular

Rome

Vatican City State created; the Roman Question settled with Italy.

31 Dec 1929

Encíclicas

Rome

On Christian education of youth — rights of family, Church, and state.

6 Jan 1928

Encíclicas

Rome

On religious unity; cautions against indifferentism in ecumenical efforts of the age.

11 Dec 1925

Encíclicas

Rome

Institutes the feast of Christ the King and teaches His social kingship.

1922–1939

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939

23 Dec 1922

Encíclicas

Rome

First encyclical of Pius XI: true peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ.

23 May 1920

Encíclicas

Rome

On peace and Christian reconciliation after the Great War.

1918

Aparición

San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

Visible wounds of Christ; lifelong mystical and sacramental ministry.

1917

Liturgia

Rome

The Pio-Benedictine Code states the grave duty to assist at Mass on Sundays and holydays of obligation.

1917

Secular

Palestine / Britain

Britain favors a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine.

1917

Aparición mariana

Fátima, Portugal

Reconocimiento de la Santa Sede

1916

Aparición

Fátima, Portugal

An angel prepares the three shepherd children before Our Lady’s appearances.

1916

Milagros eucarísticos

Fatima, Portugal, The Angel of Peace, Our Lady

Nuestra Señora

1914–1922

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922

1914–1918

Secular

Europe / Middle East

Catastrophe of Christian nations; Benedict XV’s peace appeals; Ottoman collapse.

1 Nov 1914

Encíclicas

Rome

First encyclical amid World War I; appeals for peace and charity among nations.

1911–1913

Liturgia

Rome

Office and calendar reforms reshape how feasts relate to the Mass propers across the year.

1 Nov 1911

Liturgia

Rome

Reform of the Breviary and psalter reshapes how the Mass calendar and Office relate through the week.

8 Aug 1910

Liturgia

Rome

Quam singulari encourages children to receive Holy Communion once they reach the age of reason.

25 Aug 1910

Encíclicas

Rome

Letter to the French bishops on the Sillon movement and true Christian social action.

c. 1900–1950

Liturgia

Europe / Worldwide

Pastors and scholars promote fuller participation in the Mass and deeper understanding of the rites.

8 Sep 1907

Encíclicas

Rome

Condemns Modernism as the synthesis of all heresies and mandates safeguards in teaching.

1907

Milagros eucarísticos

Silla, Spain

Milagro de lugar

11 Feb 1906

Encíclicas

Rome

Protests the French law of separation of Church and State.

1906

Milagros eucarísticos

Tumaco, Colombia

Milagro de lugar

15 Apr 1905

Encíclicas

Rome

On the teaching of Christian doctrine and the duty of catechesis.

1904-1955

Milagros eucarísticos

Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa, Saints & Mystics

Santo / místico

1903–1914

Papas

Rome

22 Nov 1903

Liturgia

Rome

Motu proprio on sacred music restores Gregorian chant and sets norms for music at Mass.

4 Oct 1903

Encíclicas

Rome

Programmatic encyclical: “to restore all things in Christ.”

1878–1903

Santos

Lucca, Italy

Passionist mystic of Lucca; letters of love for the Crucified and obedience under her director Fr. Germano.

1902-1981

Milagros eucarísticos

Servant of God Marthe Robin, Saints & Mystics

Santo / místico

1902

Milagros eucarísticos

Morne-Rouge, Martinique

Milagro de lugar

1902

Milagros eucarísticos

Saint-André de la Réunion, Reunion Islands

Milagro de lugar

18 Jan 1901

Encíclicas

Rome

On Christian democracy and Catholic social action among the people.

1 Nov 1900

Encíclicas

Rome

On Jesus Christ the Redeemer as the center of history at the Holy Year.

1900

Aparición mariana

Donglu, Hebei, China

Aprobada por el obispo

25 May 1899

Encíclicas

Rome

Consecrates the human race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus at the turn of the century.

1898-1962

Milagros eucarísticos

Teresa Neumann, Saints & Mystics

Santo / místico

9 May 1897

Encíclicas

Rome

On the Holy Spirit and devotion to the Third Person of the Trinity.

1873–1897

Doctores

Lisieux, France

Doctor of the Church; Story of a Soul and the “little way” of spiritual childhood — Carmelite of Lisieux, the Little Flower.

29 Jun 1896

Encíclicas

Rome

On the unity of the Church founded by Christ upon Peter and the Apostles.

18 Nov 1893

Encíclicas

Rome

On the study of Holy Scripture; opens a new era of Catholic biblical scholarship.

15 May 1891

Encíclicas

Rome

Foundational social encyclical on capital, labor, the family, and the just wage.

10 Jan 1890

Encíclicas

Rome

On the duties of Christians as citizens in the modern state.

1801–1890

Doctores

Oxford / Birmingham

Doctor of the Church; Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine and the Grammar of Assent — convert, cardinal, and teacher of conscience.

20 Jun 1888

Encíclicas

Rome

On true human liberty ordered to truth and the moral law.

1888

Milagros eucarísticos

Lourdes, France, Saint Bernadette, Our Lady

Nuestra Señora

1 Nov 1885

Encíclicas

Rome

On the Christian constitution of states and the Church’s relation to civil society.

20 Apr 1884

Encíclicas

Rome

Condemns Freemasonry and secret societies opposed to the Church’s teaching.

29 Jun 1881

Encíclicas

Rome

On the origin of civil power and the duty of rulers and subjects under God.

10 Feb 1880

Encíclicas

Rome

On Christian marriage as a sacrament instituted by Christ and guarded by the Church.

4 Aug 1879

Encíclicas

Rome

Restores and recommends the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas for the Church’s schools.

1879

Aparición mariana

Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada

Aprobada por el obispo

1879

Aparición mariana

Knock, Ireland

Aprobada por el obispo

1878–1903

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1878 to 1903

1877

Aparición mariana

Gietrzwałd, Poland

Aprobada por el obispo

1871

Aparición mariana

Pontmain, France

Aprobada por el obispo

18 Jul 1870

Dogmas

Vatican

The First Vatican Council (Pastor Aeternus) defines that the Roman Pontiff, when speaking ex cathedra on faith or morals, is preserved from error by the Holy Spirit.

1870

Secular

Rome

Italian unification completes; the “Roman Question” begins.

1869–1870

Concilios

Vatican

Defines papal primacy and infallibility under defined conditions.

1869–1870

Padres

Vatican

Defines papal primacy and infallibility under defined conditions.

1866-1912

Milagros eucarísticos

Blessed Mary of the Passion, Saints & Mystics

Santo / místico

1859

Aparición mariana

Champion, United States

Aprobada por el obispo

1786–1859

Santos

Ars, France

The Curé of Ars — patron of parish priests; pastoral sermons and catechetical instructions that formed generations of the faithful.

1858

Aparición mariana

Lourdes, France

Aprobada por el obispo

8 Dec 1854

Dogmas

Rome

By the bull Ineffabilis Deus, Pius IX solemnly defines that the Blessed Virgin Mary was preserved from all stain of original sin from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace of God in view of the merits of Jesus Christ.

1851

Aparición mariana

Casablanca, Chile

Aprobada por el obispo

1851

Aparición mariana

Roma, Italy

Aprobada por el obispo

c. 19th c.

Secular

Europe / West

Urbanization and labor reshape society; Rerum Novarum will answer later.

1850

Milagros eucarísticos

Servant of God Anne-Louise Lateau, Saints & Mystics

Santo / místico

1848

Milagros eucarísticos

San Giovanni Bosco, Saints & Mystics

Santo / místico

1846–1878

Papas

Rome

1846

Aparición mariana

La Salette-Fallavaux, France

Aprobada por el obispo

1831–1846

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1831 to 1846

1830

Milagros eucarísticos

Paris, France, Saint Catherine Labouré, Our Lady

Nuestra Señora

1830

Aparición mariana

Paris, France

Aprobada por el obispo

1829–1830

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1829 to 1830

1824

Milagros eucarísticos

Onil, Spain

Milagro de lugar

1823–1829

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1823 to 1829

1822

Milagros eucarísticos

Bordeaux, France

Milagro de lugar

1818

Aparición mariana

Maipú, Chile

Aprobada por el obispo

1804–1815

Secular

Europe

Empire, Concordat with Rome, and the remaking of European borders.

1800–1823

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1800 to 1823

1798

Aparición mariana

La Vang, Vietnam

En investigación

1797

Aparición mariana

Absam, Tirol, Austria

Aprobada por el obispo

1789

Secular

France

Dechristianization, martyrdoms, and the modern Church–state crisis in Europe.

1696–1787

Doctores

Naples / Pagani

Doctor of the Church; founder of the Redemptorists — The Glories of Mary and Uniformity with God’s Will; moral theologian and teacher of devotion.

1776

Secular

United States

New republic in the New World; religious liberty and church–state debates.

1775–1799

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799

1774-1824

Milagros eucarísticos

Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich, Saints & Mystics

Santo / místico

1772

Milagros eucarísticos

Patierno (Naples), Italy

Milagro de lugar

1769–1774

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1769 to 1774

1758–1769

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1758 to 1769

1758

Aparición mariana

Fátima, Portugal

Aprobada por el obispo

c. 18th c.

Secular

Europe

Reason, critique of tradition, and new political ideals challenge Christian Europe.

c. 1740–1758

Liturgia

Rome

Scholar-pope Benedict XIV clarifies rubrics and feast rankings while defending the Roman Rite’s integrity.

1740–1758

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1740 to 1758

3 Dec 1740

Encíclicas

Rome

Often cited among the first modern papal encyclicals, urging bishops to pastoral vigilance.

1732

Milagros eucarísticos

Scala, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1730–1740

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1730 to 1740

1730

Milagros eucarísticos

Siena, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1724–1730

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1724 to 1730

1721–1724

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1721 to 1724

1717

Aparición mariana

Aparecida, São Paulo, Brazil

Devoción aprobada

1673–1716

Santos

France

Missionary and Marian doctor of consecration — True Devotion, Secret of Mary, and the Letter to the Friends of the Cross.

1700–1721

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1700 to 1721

1700

Aparición mariana

Arequipa, Peru

Aprobada por el obispo

1699

Secular

Sremski Karlovci

Ottomans cede Hungary and much of Croatia and Transylvania; the high tide of Ottoman advance in Europe recedes.

1697

Secular

Zenta (Senta)

Prince Eugene of Savoy routs the Ottomans in the Balkans; path to the Peace of Karlowitz.

1691–1700

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1691 to 1700

1689–1691

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1689 to 1691

1683

Secular

Vienna

Ottoman siege broken by the Holy League; Jan III Sobieski’s charge from the Kahlenberg turns the tide.

1682

Aparición mariana

San Miguel, El Salvador

Aprobada por el obispo

1676–1689

Papas

Rome

1674

Aparición

Paray-le-Monial, France

Vision of the Heart of Jesus burning with love amid the Eucharist.

1673–1675

Aparición

Paray-le-Monial, France

Christ reveals His Heart at Paray-le-Monial; First Fridays devotion.

1673–1675

Aparición mariana

Paray-le-Monial, France

Reconocimiento de la Santa Sede

1670–1676

Papas

Rome

17th-century head of the Catholic Church

1668

Milagros eucarísticos

Les Ulmes, France

Milagro de lugar

1667–1669

Papas

Rome

17th-century head of the Catholic Church

1664

Aparición mariana

Saint-Étienne-le-Laus, France

Aprobada por el obispo

1664

Aparición mariana

Laus (região ligada à tradição italiana francófona histórica)

Aprobada por el obispo

1657

Milagros eucarísticos

Montserrat, Spain

Milagro de lugar

1656

Milagros eucarísticos

Cava dei Tirreni, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1655–1667

Papas

Rome

17th-century head of the Catholic Church

1652

Aparición mariana

Guanare, Venezuela

Devoción aprobada

1649

Milagros eucarísticos

Eten, Peru

Milagro de lugar

1648

Secular

Westphalia

Ends the Thirty Years’ War; modern state system in Europe.

1644–1655

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1644 to 1655

1643

Milagros eucarísticos

Pressac, France

Milagro de lugar

1640

Milagros eucarísticos

Calanda, Spain, Miguel-Juan Pellicer, Our Lady

Nuestra Señora

1640

Milagros eucarísticos

Turin, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1635

Aparición mariana

Cartago, Costa Rica

Aprobada por el obispo

2 Sep 1634

Liturgia

Rome

Another revised typical edition of the Tridentine Missal becomes the standard for subsequent centuries.

1631

Milagros eucarísticos

Dronero, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1631

Aparición mariana

San Miguel del Milagro, Tlaxcala, Mexico

Aprobada por el obispo

1630

Milagros eucarísticos

Canosio, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1630

Aparición mariana

Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Aprobada por el obispo

1623–1644

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1623 to 1644

1567–1622

Doctores

Annecy / Geneva

Doctor of the Church; Introduction to the Devout Life — gentle guide to holiness for every state of life.

1621–1623

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1621 to 1623

1542–1621

Doctores

Rome / Capua

Doctor of the Church; Controversies and the Catechism — Jesuit cardinal of the Counter-Reformation.

1559–1619

Doctores

Brindisi / Europe

Doctor of the Church; Apostolic Doctor — Capuchin preacher, Scripture scholar, and diplomat of the Counter-Reformation.

1612

Aparición mariana

El Cobre, Cuba

Aprobada por el obispo

1610

Milagros eucarísticos

Rome, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1608

Milagros eucarísticos

Faverney, France

Milagro de lugar

1605–1621

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1605 to 1621

1605

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 1605

7 Jul 1604

Liturgia

Rome

A corrected typical edition of the Roman Missal replaces Pius V’s text for printers and churches.

1604

Milagros eucarísticos

Mogoro, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1600

Aparición mariana

Las Tablas, Panama

Aprobada por el obispo

1597

Milagros eucarísticos

Alcalà, Spain

Milagro de lugar

1521–1597

Doctores

Germany / Switzerland

Doctor of the Church; catechisms of the Counter-Reformation — Jesuit apostle of Germany.

1594

Aparición mariana

El Cisne, Loja, Ecuador

Aprobada por el obispo

1594

Aparición mariana

Quito, Ecuador

Aprobada por el obispo

1592–1605

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1592 to 1605

1591

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 1591

1542–1591

Doctores

Spain

Doctor of the Church; Ascent of Mount Carmel, Dark Night of the Soul, and the Spiritual Canticle — Carmelite reformer and mystic poet.

1590–1591

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1590 to 1591

1590

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 1590

1589

Milagros eucarísticos

Saint Germaine Cousin (Pibrac), Saints & Mystics

Santo / místico

1588

Liturgia

Rome

Sixtus V creates the Congregation to oversee the liturgy, canonizations, and sacred rites of the Latin Church.

1586

Aparición mariana

Chiquinquirá, Colombia

Aprobada por el obispo

1585–1590

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590

1515–1582

Doctores

Ávila / Spain

Doctor of the Church; Interior Castle, Way of Perfection, and the reform of Carmel — a teacher of prayer and the mystical life.

1572–1585

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1572 to 1585

1572

Milagros eucarísticos

Gorkum-El Escorial, Spain

Milagro de lugar

1571

Secular

Gulf of Patras

Holy League fleet under Don John of Austria defeats the Ottoman navy; Pius V institutes Our Lady of the Rosary.

14 Jul 1570

Liturgia

Rome

The Tridentine Missal is mandated for the Latin Church, except for rites with at least two centuries of continuous use.

1570

Milagros eucarísticos

Veroli, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1570

Aparición mariana

Vailankanni, Tamil Nadu, India

Aprobada por el obispo

1499–1569

Doctores

Andalusia

Doctor of the Church; Audi, filia and apostolic preaching in sixteenth-century Spain.

1568

Milagros eucarísticos

Alcoy, Spain

Milagro de lugar

1566–1572

Papas

Rome

1566

Liturgia

Rome

The Catechism of the Council of Trent teaches the faithful the meaning of the Mass and Holy Communion.

1565

Secular

Malta

Knights Hospitaller under Jean de Valette hold the island against Suleiman’s fleet and army.

1562–1563

Liturgia

Trent

Trent defends the sacrificial nature of the Mass and calls for a purified, uniform Roman Missal.

1560–1565

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1559 to 1565

1560

Milagros eucarísticos

Morrovalle, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1491–1556

Santos

Spain / Rome

Founder of the Society of Jesus; the Spiritual Exercises and Autobiography — school of discernment and finding God in all things.

1555–1559

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1555 to 1559

1555

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 1555

1551

Dogmas

Trent

Trent reaffirms that in the Eucharist the whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially present under the appearances of bread and wine.

1550-1568

Milagros eucarísticos

Saint Stanislaus Kostka, Saints & Mystics

Santo / místico

1550–1555

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1550 to 1555

1547

Dogmas

Trent

Trent teaches that justification is God’s gracious gift through Christ, received by faith and Baptism, and that man truly cooperates under grace.

1547

Dogmas

Trent

Trent confirms that Christ instituted seven sacraments of the New Law: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony.

1546

Dogmas

Trent

The Council of Trent solemnly lists the inspired books of the Old and New Testaments received by the Church as the biblical canon.

1546

Dogmas

Trent

Trent defines that Adam’s sin wounded human nature and is transmitted to all, and that Baptism remits original sin.

1545–1563

Concilios

Trent

Catholic Reformation: Scripture and Tradition, the sacraments, seminary reform.

1545–1563

Padres

Trent

Catholic Reformation: Scripture and Tradition, the sacraments, seminary reform.

1541

Aparición mariana

Tlaxcala, Mexico

Aprobada por el obispo

1535

Milagros eucarísticos

Asti, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1534–1549

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549

1533

Milagros eucarísticos

Marseille-En-Beauvais, France

Milagro de lugar

1533

Milagros eucarísticos

Ponferrada, Spain

Milagro de lugar

1531

Milagros eucarísticos

Guadalupe, Mexico, Juan Diego, Our Lady

Nuestra Señora

1531

Aparición mariana

Mexico City, Mexico

Reconocimiento de la Santa Sede

1529

Secular

Vienna

Suleiman fails to take the Habsburg capital; Ottoman expansion into Western Europe is checked for a time.

1526

Secular

Mohács, Hungary

Hungarian army destroyed; King Louis II dies; much of Hungary falls under Ottoman rule.

1523–1534

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534

1522–1523

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1522 to 1523

1521

Secular

Belgrade

Suleiman the Magnificent opens the path into Hungary and Central Europe.

1517

Secular

Wittenberg

Protestant Reformation begins; Catholic reform answers at Trent.

1517

Milagros eucarísticos

Salzano, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1513–1521

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1513 to 1521

1512–1517

Concilios

Rome

Church reform on the eve of the Reformation; condemns conciliarism.

1512–1517

Padres

Rome

Church reform on the eve of the Reformation; condemns conciliarism.

1447–1510

Santos

Genoa, Italy

Mystic of divine love and hospital servant of Genoa; Spiritual Dialogue and Treatise on Purgatory.

1503–1513

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1503 to 1513

1503

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 1503

1500

Aparición mariana

Higüey, Dominican Republic

Aprobada por el obispo

1498

Aparición mariana

Sernancelhe, Portugal

Aprobada por el obispo

1492–1503

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1492 to 1503

1492

Secular

Atlantic / Americas

Atlantic world opens; evangelization and empire reshape global history.

1492

Secular

Spain

Alhambra Decree; Sephardic diaspora after the Reconquista.

1492

Secular

Granada, Spain

Last Muslim kingdom in Spain surrenders to Ferdinand and Isabella; the Reconquista ends.

1484–1492

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1484 to 1492

c. 1474

Liturgia

Italy / Europe

Printing spreads standard Mass texts quickly, preparing the way for a uniform Tridentine edition.

1472

Milagros eucarísticos

Volterra, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1471–1484

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1471 to 1484

1464–1471

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1464 to 1471

1461

Milagros eucarísticos

La Rochelle, France

Milagro de lugar

1458–1464

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1458 to 1464

1456

Secular

Belgrade

John Hunyadi and St. John of Capistrano repel Mehmed II; the noon Angelus recalls the victory.

1455–1458

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1455 to 1458

1453

Secular

Constantinople

Mehmed II takes the city; the Byzantine Empire ends; Ottoman power dominates the eastern Mediterranean.

1453

Milagros eucarísticos

Turin, Italy

Milagro de lugar

c. 1450

Secular

Mainz

Moveable type multiplies books, Bibles, and controversy across Europe.

1447–1455

Papas

Rome

Head of Catholic Church from 1447 to 1455

1447

Milagros eucarísticos

Ettiswil, Switzerland

Milagro de lugar

1444

Secular

Varna

Władysław III of Poland and Hungary dies facing Murad II; a major Christian reverse in the Balkans.

1439–1449

Papas

Lausanne

Antipope · Lausanne. Last major historical antipope.

1439

Dogmas

Florence

The Council of Florence solemnly teaches the Filioque: the Holy Spirit proceeds eternally from the Father and the Son as from one principle.

1439

Dogmas

Florence

Florence affirms that souls dying in God’s grace but still imperfectly purified undergo purifying punishment, and that the living may aid them by prayer, Mass, and alms.

1434

Aparición mariana

Salamanca, Spain

Aprobada por el obispo

1433

Milagros eucarísticos

Avignon, France

Milagro de lugar

1431–1447

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1431 to 1447

1431–1445

Concilios

Florence

Union decrees with Eastern churches; teaching on the Filioque and purgatory.

1431–1445

Padres

Florence

Union decrees with Eastern churches; teaching on the Filioque and purgatory.

1430–1437

Papas

Avignon

Antipope · Avignon line. Another claimant using the same name in the disputed line.

1430

Milagros eucarísticos

Dijon, France

Milagro de lugar

1429

Milagros eucarísticos

Alkmaar, Netherlands

Milagro de lugar

1427

Milagros eucarísticos

Zaragoza, Spain

Milagro de lugar

1424–1429

Papas

Avignon

Antipope · Avignon line. Avignon claimant; disputed line.

1423–1429

Papas

Avignon

Antipope · Avignon line. Avignon claimant after Benedict XIII.

1421

Milagros eucarísticos

Bergen, Netherlands

Milagro de lugar

1420

Milagros eucarísticos

Guadalupe, Spain

Milagro de lugar

1417–1431

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1417 to 1431

1417

Milagros eucarísticos

Erding, Germany

Milagro de lugar

1417

Milagros eucarísticos

St. Nicholas of Flue, Saints & Mystics

Santo / místico

1414–1418

Concilios

Constance

Ends the Western Schism; elects Martin V.

1414–1418

Padres

Constance

Ends the Western Schism; elects Martin V.

1412

Milagros eucarísticos

Bagno di Romagna, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1412

Milagros eucarísticos

Herentals, Belgium

Milagro de lugar

1411

Milagros eucarísticos

Ludbreg, Croatia

Milagro de lugar

1411

Milagros eucarísticos

Weiten-Raxendorf, Austria

Milagro de lugar

1410–1415

Papas

Pisa

Antipope · Pisa line. Pisan claimant; reclassified as antipope.

1409–1410

Papas

Pisa

Antipope · Pisa line. Pisan claimant; reclassified as antipope.

1406–1415

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1406 to 1415

1405

Milagros eucarísticos

Bois-Seigneur-Isaac, Belgium

Milagro de lugar

1404–1406

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1404 to 1406

1400

Milagros eucarísticos

Boxmeer, Netherlands

Milagro de lugar

1399

Milagros eucarísticos

Poznan, Poland

Milagro de lugar

1396

Secular

Nicopolis (Bulgaria)

Crusade of Western and Hungarian forces crushed by Bayezid I on the Danube.

1394–1423

Papas

Avignon

Antipope · Avignon line. Avignon claimant during the Western Schism.

1392

Milagros eucarísticos

Moncada, Spain

Milagro de lugar

1389–1404

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1389 to 1404

1389

Secular

Kosovo

Serbian and allied forces meet the Ottomans on the Field of Blackbirds; both leaders fall; Ottoman pressure on the Balkans hardens.

1384

Milagros eucarísticos

Seefeld, Austria

Milagro de lugar

1383

Milagros eucarísticos

Wilsnack, Germany

Milagro de lugar

1380

Milagros eucarísticos

Boxtel-Hoogstraten, Netherlands

Milagro de lugar

1347–1380

Doctores

Siena / Rome

Doctor of the Church; the Dialogue and letters — Dominican tertiary, mystic, and counselor of popes in the age of Avignon and the Schism.

1378–1394

Papas

Avignon

Antipope · Avignon line. Avignon claimant during the Western Schism.

1378–1389

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1378 to 1389

1374

Milagros eucarísticos

Middleburg-Lovanio, Belgium

Milagro de lugar

1374

Milagros eucarísticos

Liège, Belgium

Milagro de lugar

1371–1378

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1370 to 1378

1370

Milagros eucarísticos

Cimballa, Spain

Milagro de lugar

1370

Milagros eucarísticos

Brussels, Belgium

Milagro de lugar

1362–1370

Papas

Rome

1356

Milagros eucarísticos

Macerata, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1354

Secular

Gallipoli

Ottoman foothold at Gallipoli; the long advance into the Balkans begins.

1353–1362

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1352 to 1362

1348

Milagros eucarísticos

Alboraya-Almacéra, Spain

Milagro de lugar

1347-1380

Milagros eucarísticos

Saint Catherine of Siena, Saints & Mystics

Santo / místico

1347–1351

Secular

Europe

Plague devastates Christendom; shapes piety, art, and social order.

1345

Milagros eucarísticos

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Milagro de lugar

1345

Milagros eucarísticos

Krakow, Poland

Milagro de lugar

1342–1352

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1342 to 1352

1342

Milagros eucarísticos

Stiphout, Netherlands

Milagro de lugar

1336

Dogmas

Avignon

By the constitution Benedictus Deus, Benedict XII teaches that the souls of the just see the divine essence face to face after death (and purification, if needed), before the general resurrection.

1335–1342

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1334 to 1342

1331

Milagros eucarísticos

Blanot, France

Milagro de lugar

1330

Milagros eucarísticos

Cascia, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1330

Milagros eucarísticos

Walldürn, Germany

Milagro de lugar

1328–1330

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. In opposition to John XXII.

1317

Milagros eucarísticos

Herkenrode-Hasselt, Belgium

Milagro de lugar

1316–1334

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1316 to 1334

1311–1312

Concilios

Vienne

Suppresses the Knights Templar; treats of Church reform and the crusade.

1311–1312

Padres

Vienne

Suppresses the Knights Templar; treats of Church reform and the crusade.

1310

Milagros eucarísticos

Fiecht, Austria

Milagro de lugar

1305–1314

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1305 to 1314

1303–1304

Papas

Rome

1256–1302

Santos

Helfta, Saxony

Benedictine mystic of Helfta; the Preces Gertrudianae tradition of prayers to the Heart of Jesus, the Trinity, and the holy souls.

c. 13th–15th c.

Liturgia

Western Europe

Priests increasingly use a single book with all Mass texts — the ancestor of the printed Roman Missal.

1300

Milagros eucarísticos

Breda-Niervaart, Netherlands

Milagro de lugar

1300

Milagros eucarísticos

O'Cebreiro, Spain

Milagro de lugar

1297

Milagros eucarísticos

Gerona, Spain

Milagro de lugar

1295–1303

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303

1294

Papas

Rome

1294

Milagros eucarísticos

Gruaro (Valvasone), Italy

Milagro de lugar

1294

Aparición mariana

Loreto, Italy

Aprobada por el obispo

1291

Secular

Acre, Holy Land

Mamluks take the last major Crusader stronghold; the Latin East ends.

1290

Milagros eucarísticos

Glotowo, Poland

Milagro de lugar

1290

Milagros eucarísticos

Paris, France

Milagro de lugar

1288–1292

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1288 to 1292

1285–1287

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1285 to 1287

1281–1285

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1281 to 1285

1280

Milagros eucarísticos

Kranenburg, Germany

Milagro de lugar

c. 1200–1280

Doctores

Cologne / Paris

Doctor of the Church; teacher of Aquinas — natural philosophy and theology in the Dominican schools.

1277–1280

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1277 to 1280

1276–1277

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1276 to 1277

1276

Papas

Rome

1276

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 1276

1274

Concilios

Lyons

Attempted reunion with the East; death of St. Thomas Aquinas en route.

1221–1274

Doctores

Paris / Lyon

Doctor Seraphicus; Journey of the Mind Into God — Franciscan theology and mystical ascent.

1274

Padres

Lyons

Attempted reunion with the East; death of St. Thomas Aquinas en route.

1225–1274

Doctores

Italy / France

Doctor Angelicus; Summa Theologiae and the synthesis of faith and reason in the medieval schools.

1273-1280

Milagros eucarísticos

Offida, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1271–1276

Papas

Rome

1265–1268

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1265 to 1268

1264

Liturgia

Orvieto / Rome

Urban IV extends the feast of the Body of Christ to the universal Church, fostering Eucharistic devotion outside Mass.

1264

Milagros eucarísticos

Bolsena, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1261–1264

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1261 to 1264

1257

Milagros eucarísticos

Neuvy Saint Sepulcre, France

Milagro de lugar

c. 1256

Liturgia

Western Europe

The Order of Preachers consolidates its own Mass and Office use, later protected as a rite of venerable antiquity.

1255

Milagros eucarísticos

Regensburg, Germany

Milagro de lugar

1254–1261

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1254 to 1261

1254

Milagros eucarísticos

Douai, France

Milagro de lugar

1251

Milagros eucarísticos

S. John of the Abbesses, Spain

Milagro de lugar

c. 13th c.

Secular

Europe

Paris, Bologna, Oxford — scholastic learning at the heart of Christendom.

1247

Milagros eucarísticos

Santarém, Portugal

Milagro de lugar

1245

Concilios

Lyons

Deposes Frederick II; seeks aid for the Holy Land and the Eastern Empire.

1245

Padres

Lyons

Deposes Frederick II; seeks aid for the Holy Land and the Eastern Empire.

1243–1254

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1243 to 1254

1241

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 1241

1240

Milagros eucarísticos

Saint Clare of Assisi, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1239

Milagros eucarísticos

Daroca, Spain

Milagro de lugar

1231

Milagros eucarísticos

Caravaca de la Cruz, Spain

Milagro de lugar

1195–1231

Doctores

Padua / Portugal

Doctor of the Church; Evangelical Doctor — Franciscan preacher whose sermons and Scripture teaching shaped popular devotion.

1230-1595

Milagros eucarísticos

Florence, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1228

Milagros eucarísticos

Alatri, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1227–1241

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1227 to 1241

1227

Milagros eucarísticos

Rimini, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1181–1226

Santos

Assisi, Italy

Founder of the Friars Minor; Rules, Testament, Admonitions, and the Canticle of the Sun — poverty, peace, and praise of the Creator.

1224-1274

Milagros eucarísticos

Saint Thomas Aquinas, Saints & Mystics

Santo / místico

1222-1465

Milagros eucarísticos

Meerssen, Netherlands

Milagro de lugar

c. 13th c.

Liturgia

Rome

The papal court’s missal becomes a model for Franciscan and later Roman books before Trent.

1216–1227

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1216 to 1227

1216

Milagros eucarísticos

Benningen, Germany

Milagro de lugar

1215

Dogmas

Rome

The Fourth Lateran Council defines that in the Eucharist the bread and wine are truly changed into the Body and Blood of Christ.

1215

Liturgia

Rome

The Fourth Lateran Council requires the faithful to confess and receive Communion at least at Easter.

1215

Secular

Runnymede, England

English barons limit royal power; a landmark of Western constitutional tradition.

1215

Concilios

Rome

Defines transubstantiation; reforms clergy and the sacraments; calls a crusade.

1215

Padres

Rome

Defines transubstantiation; reforms clergy and the sacraments; calls a crusade.

1212

Secular

Andalusia, Spain

Christian kings of Castile, Aragon, and Navarre break Almohad power in Spain.

1203

Milagros eucarísticos

Bruges, Belgium

Milagro de lugar

c. 12th–13th c.

Liturgia

Western Europe

The custom of elevating the consecrated Host for the people’s adoration becomes widespread in the West.

1200

Aparición mariana

La Rioja, Spain

Aprobada por el obispo

1198–1216

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216

1194

Milagros eucarísticos

Augsburg, Germany

Milagro de lugar

1191–1198

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1191 to 1198

1188–1191

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1187 to 1191

1187

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 1187

1185–1187

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1185 to 1187

1182

Aparición mariana

Nazaré, Portugal

Aprobada por el obispo

1181–1185

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1181 to 1185

1179–1180

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. In opposition to Alexander III; not the later canonical Innocent III.

1179

Concilios

Rome

Requires a two-thirds majority of cardinals for a papal election; reforms against Waldensians and Cathars.

1098–1179

Doctores

Bingen / Rupertsberg

Doctor of the Church; Scivias and visionary theology — Benedictine abbess, composer, and prophet.

1179

Padres

Rome

Requires a two-thirds majority of cardinals for a papal election; reforms against Waldensians and Cathars.

1171

Milagros eucarísticos

Ferrara, Italy

Milagro de lugar

1168–1178

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. In opposition to Alexander III; not the later canonical Callixtus III.

1164–1168

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. In opposition to Alexander III.

1159–1181

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1159 to 1181

1159–1164

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. Imperial antipope in opposition to Alexander III.

c. 1070–1157

Santos

Igny, France

Blessed Cistercian abbot of Igny, disciple of St. Bernard; liturgical sermons for the year — Advent to All Saints.

1154–1159

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1154 to 1159

1153–1154

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1153 to 1154

1090–1153

Doctores

Clairvaux

Doctor of the Church; On Loving God and the Cistercian renewal — mellifluous doctor of charity.

1145–1153

Papas

Rome

1144–1145

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1144 to 1145

1143–1144

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1143 to 1144

1139

Concilios

Rome

Ends the schism of Anacletus; legislates against clerical incontinence and simony.

1139

Padres

Rome

Ends the schism of Anacletus; legislates against clerical incontinence and simony.

1138

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. Successor in the Anacletus line.

1130–1143

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1130 to 1143

1130–1138

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. In opposition to Innocent II.

1125–1130

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1124 to 1130

1125

Milagros eucarísticos

Bettbrunn, Germany

Milagro de lugar

1124

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. Claimant after Callixtus II; not the later canonical Celestine II.

1123

Concilios

Rome

Confirms the Concordat of Worms; reforms investiture and clerical discipline.

1123

Padres

Rome

Confirms the Concordat of Worms; reforms investiture and clerical discipline.

1119–1124

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1119 to 1124

1118–1121

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. In opposition to Gelasius II and Callixtus II.

1118–1119

Papas

Rome

1033–1109

Doctores

Bec / Canterbury

Doctor of the Church; Proslogion and Cur Deus Homo — faith seeking understanding.

1105–1111

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. In opposition to Paschal II.

1101

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. In the Clement III line.

1100–1101

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. In the Clement III line.

c. 12th c. onward

Liturgia

Grande Chartreuse / Order

The Carthusian Order preserves a distinctive austere Mass and Office use of great antiquity.

c. 11th–13th c.

Liturgia

Western Europe

Daily private Masses multiply; missals combining sacramentary, lectionary, and gradual become common for priests.

1099–1118

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1099 to 1118

1099

Secular

Jerusalem

Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem established in the Holy Land.

1095

Secular

Clermont

Urban II at Clermont calls for the liberation of the Holy Land.

1088–1099

Papas

Rome

1086–1087

Papas

Rome

1080–1100

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. Antipope Guibert; in opposition to Gregory VII and successors.

1073–1085

Papas

Rome

1007–1072

Doctores

Ravenna / Fonte Avellana

Doctor of the Church; Liber Gomorrhianus and letters — Benedictine reformer, cardinal, and fierce preacher of clerical discipline.

1071

Secular

Anatolia

Seljuk victory opens Anatolia to Turkish settlement and weakens Byzantium before the Crusades.

1066

Secular

England

Battle of Hastings; Anglo-Norman realm reshapes the British Isles.

1061–1073

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1061 to 1073

1061–1072

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. Antipope Cadalus; in opposition to Alexander II.

1059–1061

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1059 to 1061

1058–1059

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. Excluded from canonical list and modeled here as antipope.

1057–1058

Papas

Rome

1055–1057

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1055 to 1057

1054

Secular

Constantinople / Rome

Legates of Leo IX and Patriarch Michael Cerularius exchange mutual excommunications; the breach between Rome and Constantinople deepens into lasting schism.

1049–1054

Papas

Rome

1048

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 1048

1047–1048

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church variously from 1032 to 1048

1047

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1046 to 1047

1045–1047

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1045 to 1046

1045

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 1045

1045

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church variously from 1032 to 1048

1032–1044

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church variously from 1032 to 1048

1024–1032

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1024 to 1032

1014–1018

Secular

Balkans

The Macedonian emperor ends the First Bulgarian Empire; Byzantium reaches a medieval high-water mark in the Balkans.

1012–1024

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1012 to 1024

1012

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. In opposition to Benedict VIII; not the later canonical Gregory VI.

1010

Milagros eucarísticos

Ivorra, Spain

Milagro de lugar

1009–1012

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1009 to 1012

1003–1009

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 1004 to 1009

1003

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 1003

c. 951–1003

Doctores

Narek, Armenia

Doctor of the Church; Book of Lamentations — Armenian mystical prayer and theology.

c. 10th–12th c.

Liturgia

Cluny / Western Europe

Cluny’s solemn monastic Mass and Office radiate ceremonial and musical norms across Latin Christendom.

c. 10th–11th c.

Liturgia

Western Europe

Psalm 42 and the Confiteor open the Mass in the medieval Roman–Frankish Ordo still printed in 1962.

c. 1000

Secular

Central Europe

Baptism and coronation of rulers in Hungary, Poland, and neighboring lands.

999–1003

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 999 to 1003

997–998

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. Antipope whose numbering affected later John numbering.

996–999

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 996 to 999

988

Secular

Kyiv

Prince Vladimir accepts Byzantine Christianity; Kyiv and the Rus’ enter the Orthodox world centered on Constantinople.

985–996

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 985 to 996

984–985

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. Antipope whose numbering affected later Boniface numbering.

983–984

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 983 to 984

974–983

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 974 to 983

974

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. Antipope whose numbering affected later Boniface numbering.

973–974

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 973 to 974

965–972

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 965 to 972

964–965

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 964 to 965

964

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 964

955–964

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 955 to 964

946–955

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 946 to 955

942–946

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 942 to 946

939–942

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 939 to 942

936–939

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 936 to 939

931–935

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 931 to 935

929–931

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 929 to 931

928

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 928 to 929

914–928

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 914 to 928

913–914

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 913 to 914

911–913

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 911 to 913

904–911

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 904 to 911

903–904

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. Formerly treated by some lists as pope; removed from the official succession.

903–904

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 903

900–903

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 900 to 903

c. 9th–11th c.

Liturgia

Western Europe

Private prayers at the offering of bread and wine enrich the Roman Ordo Missae in Frankish and later Roman books.

898–900

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 898 to 900

897

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 897

897

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 897

896–897

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 896 to 897

896

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 896

891–896

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 891 to 896

885–891

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 885 to 891

884–885

Papas

Rome

882–884

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 882 to 884

7 June 879

Secular

Croatia / Rome

Pope John VIII blesses Duke Branimir and the Croatian people, affirming their communion with Rome after earlier evangelization from the 7th century.

872–882

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 872 to 882

869–870

Concilios

Constantinople

Settles the Photian controversy; last of the councils received by both East and West before the schism.

869–870

Padres

Constantinople

Settles the Photian controversy; last of the councils received by both East and West before the schism.

867–872

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 867 to 872

863–867

Secular

Constantinople / Rome

Conflict over Patriarch Photius and jurisdiction in Bulgaria strains communion between Rome and Constantinople — a foreshadowing of 1054.

c. 862–885

Secular

Great Moravia

Byzantine brothers bring the Gospel and a Slavic liturgy to Moravia; their work seeds the conversion of the Slavs.

858–867

Papas

Rome

855–858

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 855 to 858

855

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. In opposition to Benedict III.

c. 9th c.

Liturgia

Carolingian Empire

Gallican and Roman elements merge; private priestly prayers and expanded ceremonial enter the Roman Mass books.

847–855

Papas

Rome

846

Secular

Rome

Muslim raiders sack St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s Outside the Walls; Leo IV later fortifies the Leonine City.

844–847

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 844 to 847

844

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. Claimant against Sergius II; not the later canonical John VIII.

843

Secular

Constantinople

Under Empress Theodora, iconoclasm is finally ended in Byzantium; the Sunday of Orthodoxy commemorates the restoration of the holy images.

827–844

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 827 to 844

827

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 827

824–827

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 824 to 827

817–824

Papas

Rome

816–817

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 816 to 817

c. 800

Liturgia

Carolingian court

Frankish scholars expand the Roman sacramentary with formularies needed for pastoral life north of the Alps.

c. medieval

Liturgia

Western Europe

In the Roman Rite the Canon is long recited silently by the priest, with the people’s participation through signs and devotion.

800

Secular

Rome

Leo III crowns Charles in St. Peter’s; a Western imperial title rivals Constantinople’s claim to sole Roman emperorship.

796–816

Papas

Rome

c. late 8th c.

Liturgia

Rome / Aachen

Under Charlemagne, a Roman sacramentary associated with St. Gregory the Great shapes Frankish liturgical books.

787

Dogmas

Nicaea

The Second Council of Nicaea restores and defines the legitimate veneration of icons, distinguishing honor given to images from worship due to God alone.

787

Concilios

Nicaea

Restores the veneration of holy images.

787

Padres

Nicaea

Restores the veneration of holy images.

c. 785–790

Liturgia

Rome / Aachen

Pope Hadrian I sends a Gregorian sacramentary north; it becomes the core of Carolingian Mass books.

772–795

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 772 to 795

768–772

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 768 to 772

768

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. Claimant installed briefly during the same crisis.

767–768

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. In opposition before Stephen III.

757–767

Papas

Rome

752–757

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 752 to 757

751

Secular

Ravenna

Lombards take Ravenna; Byzantine political power in northern Italy ends. The papacy turns more decisively toward the Franks.

c. 5th–8th c.

Liturgia

Gaul

Non-Roman Western liturgies in Gaul leave traces in later Frankish–Roman books before largely yielding to Roman use.

c. 8th c.

Liturgia

Rome / Frankish lands

A major Roman–Frankish sacramentary tradition gathers Mass formularies used across the West.

750 D.C.

Milagros eucarísticos

Lanciano, Italy

Milagro de lugar

c. 675–749

Doctores

Damascus / Mar Saba

Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith; defense of icons.

741–752

Papas

Rome

c. 673–735

Doctores

Jarrow

Ecclesiastical History of the English People; biblical teacher.

732

Secular

Gaul

Charles Martel halts a major Muslim advance into Frankish Gaul.

731–741

Papas

Rome

c. 726–730

Secular

Constantinople

Emperor Leo III forbids the veneration of icons; a century of conflict over sacred images opens in the East.

c. 722

Secular

Asturias, Spain

Asturian victory traditionally marks the beginning of the Reconquista in the north of Spain.

717–718

Secular

Constantinople

Leo III and the city’s defenses, with Greek fire and a harsh winter, turn back the Umayyad assault — a decisive check on Arab advance into Europe.

715–731

Papas

Rome

711–718

Secular

Iberia

Umayyad armies cross from North Africa; Visigothic Spain falls after Guadalete. Al-Andalus begins.

708–715

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 708 to 715

c. 708

Aparición

Normandy, France

Bishop Aubert commanded to build a shrine on the tidal mount.

708

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 708

c. 708

Aparición mariana

Mont Saint-Michel, France

Devoción aprobada

705–707

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 705 to 707

701–705

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 701 to 705

c. 7th–8th c.

Liturgia

Rome

Detailed ceremonial directions for a solemn papal Mass become a model for the Western Ordo Missae.

687–701

Papas

Rome

687

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. Claimant during the disputed election after Conon.

687

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. Claimant during the disputed election after Conon.

686–687

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 686 to 687

685–686

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 685 to 686

684–685

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 684 to 685

682–683

Papas

Rome

681

Dogmas

Constantinople

The Third Council of Constantinople teaches that Christ has a divine will and a human will, in perfect harmony — rejecting monothelitism.

680–681

Concilios

Constantinople

Affirms two wills in Christ; rejects monothelitism.

680–681

Padres

Constantinople

Affirms two wills in Christ; rejects monothelitism.

678–681

Papas

Rome

676–678

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 676 to 678

672–676

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 672 to 676

c. 580–662

Padres

Constantinople

Two wills in Christ; suffering for Chalcedonian faith.

657–672

Papas

Rome

656–657

Papas

Rome

649–655

Papas

Rome

c. 579–649

Padres

Mount Sinai

Ladder of Divine Ascent; Sinai monastic wisdom.

642–649

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 642 to 649

639–642

Secular

Egypt

Alexandria and the Nile valley fall to the Rashidun caliphate; Byzantium loses its Egyptian granary and the ancient see of Alexandria.

640–642

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 640 to 642

640

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 640

638

Secular

Jerusalem

The Holy City passes under Islamic rule; Christian and Jewish communities remain.

636

Secular

Syria

Arab victory ends Byzantine rule in Syria; the Levant opens to the caliphate.

c. 560–636

Doctores

Seville

Etymologies; last of the Western Fathers in many reckonings.

c. 629–630

Secular

Jerusalem

After defeating the Persians, Emperor Heraclius returns the True Cross to Jerusalem — a triumph celebrated in East and West.

626

Secular

Constantinople

While Heraclius campaigns in the East, the capital holds. Tradition links the city’s deliverance to the Mother of God and the Akathist hymn.

625–638

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 625 to 638

622

Secular

Arabia

Muhammad’s migration to Medina; centuries of encounter with Christian lands begin.

619–625

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 619 to 625

615–618

Papas

Rome

614

Secular

Jerusalem

Sasanian forces capture the Holy City; the True Cross is carried into Persia. A devastation remembered across Christendom.

608–615

Papas

Rome

607

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church in 607

604–606

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 604 to 606

c. 540–604

Doctores

Rome

Pastoral Care; Dialogues; Moralia; doctor and pope.

c. 590–604

Liturgia

Rome

Gregory organizes Roman chant and liturgical practice; later ages link the Roman Canon and sacramentary to his name.

c. 6th–11th c.

Liturgia

Spain

The ancient liturgy of Spain continues in Toledo and beyond, distinct from the Roman Missal.

c. 536–c. 594

Padres

Antioch

Ecclesiastical History — church history from Ephesus into the late sixth century.

590–604

Papas

Rome

Pastoral care, Gregorian chant tradition, mission to the English.

c. 590

Aparición mariana

Rome (Castel Sant'Angelo), Italy

Devoción aprobada

c. 485–c. 585

Padres

Squillace

Institutions of Divine and Secular Learning; Vivarium monastic library.

579–590

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 579 to 590

575–579

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 575 to 579

568

Secular

Italy

Alboin’s Lombards overrun the peninsula; Byzantine Italy shrinks to Ravenna, Rome, and coastal strongholds.

561–574

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 561 to 574

556–561

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 556 to 561

553

Concilios

Constantinople

Condemns the Three Chapters; reaffirms Chalcedon.

553

Padres

Constantinople

Condemns the Three Chapters; reaffirms Chalcedon.

c. 6th–7th c.

Liturgia

Rome / Verona

The oldest surviving Roman sacramentary collection preserves early Mass prayers attributed to the Leonine tradition.

c. 480–547

Padres

Monte Cassino

Rule of St. Benedict; father of Western monasticism.

533–554

Secular

Africa / Italy

Belisarius and Narses reclaim North Africa from the Vandals and much of Italy from the Ostrogoths; Byzantine rule returns to Rome and Ravenna.

537–555

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 537 to 555

27 Dec 537

Secular

Constantinople

After the Nika revolt, Justinian rebuilds the Great Church of Holy Wisdom — the architectural heart of Byzantine Christendom.

536–537

Papas

Rome

535–536

Papas

Rome

533–535

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 533 to 535

c. 467–533

Padres

Ruspe

North African bishop; grace and the Trinity after Augustine.

530–532

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 530 to 532

530

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. In opposition to Boniface II.

527–565

Secular

Constantinople

Emperor Justinian codifies Roman law; the Digest and Code shape later Christian Europe.

526–530

Papas

Rome

c. 480–524

Padres

Rome / Pavia

Consolation of Philosophy; translator of Aristotle — bridge of antiquity and the Middle Ages.

523–526

Papas

Rome

514–523

Papas

Rome

498–514

Papas

Rome

498–506

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. In opposition to Symmachus.

496–498

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 496 to 498

d. c. 496

Padres

Marseille

De Viris Illustribus; continuation of Jerome’s catalog of writers.

492–496

Papas

Rome

c. 490

Aparición

Monte Gargano, Italy

Archangel Michael indicates the cave sanctuary of Monte Sant’Angelo.

c. 490

Aparición mariana

Monte Sant'Angelo (Monte Gargano), Italy

Devoción aprobada

483–492

Papas

Rome

c. 400–c. 480

Padres

Marseille

On the Government of God — providence and judgment in the fall of the West.

476

Secular

Italy

Deposition of Romulus Augustulus; imperial authority in the West ends. The Roman Empire continues at Constantinople.

468–483

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 468 to 483

461–468

Papas

Rome

c. 400–461

Doctores

Rome

Tome of Leo; Council of Chalcedon; doctor and pope.

c. 393–457

Padres

Cyrrhus

Church historian and biblical commentator; Eranistes.

455

Secular

Rome

Gaiseric’s Vandals plunder Rome; the Western Empire nears its end.

c. 390–c. 455

Padres

Rome / Aquitaine

Defender of Augustine on grace; chronicle and anti-Pelagian writings.

451

Dogmas

Chalcedon

The Council of Chalcedon defines that Jesus Christ is true God and true man — one Person in two natures, without confusion or separation.

451

Secular

Gaul

Aëtius and allies check Attila’s Huns in Gaul; Leo the Great later meets Attila near Rome.

451

Concilios

Chalcedon

Defines Christ’s two natures in one Person.

451

Padres

Chalcedon

Defines Christ’s two natures in one Person.

c. 440–461

Liturgia

Rome

Leonine sermons and sacramentary tradition deepen the Roman sense of the Mass as the mystery of Christ.

c. 5th–8th c.

Liturgia

Rome

The pope celebrates Mass at designated station churches across Rome through the liturgical year.

c. 380–450

Doctores

Ravenna

Golden Word; short homilies from Ravenna.

c. 400–c. 450

Padres

Constantinople

Church History from A.D. 323–425; parallel to Socrates.

d. c. 450

Padres

Lérins

Commonitory; the Vincentian canon of orthodoxy.

c. 376–444

Doctores

Alexandria

Council of Ephesus; Theotokos; Christological teaching.

440–461

Papas

Rome

Tome of Leo shapes Chalcedon; meets Attila; strengthens the Roman See.

c. 380–c. 439

Padres

Constantinople

Church History covering A.D. 305–438; continuation of Eusebius.

c. 360–435

Padres

Marseille

Bridges Eastern monasticism to the Latin West; Conferences.

432–440

Papas

Rome

431

Dogmas

Ephesus

The Council of Ephesus proclaims that the Virgin Mary is truly Mother of God, because the One born of her is the eternal Son made flesh.

431

Concilios

Ephesus

Mary proclaimed Theotokos; Nestorianism condemned.

431

Padres

Ephesus

Mary proclaimed Theotokos; Nestorianism condemned.

354–430

Doctores

Hippo

Confessions; City of God; doctor of grace and the West.

c. 363–c. 425

Padres

Aquitaine

Life of St. Martin; Chronicle; Gallic monastic historian.

422–432

Papas

Rome

c. 347–420

Doctores

Bethlehem

Latin Vulgate; biblical scholarship from Bethlehem.

c. 363–c. 425

Padres

Gaul

Life of St. Martin and Dialogues — chronicler of Gallic monasticism.

418–422

Papas

Rome

418–419

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. In opposition to Boniface I.

417–418

Papas

Rome

c. 345–411

Padres

Aquileia

Translator of Origen and Eusebius; Ecclesiastical History continuation.

410

Secular

Rome

Visigoths sack the Eternal City — a shock that frames Augustine’s City of God.

c. 349–407

Doctores

Constantinople

Golden Mouth; preacher of Constantinople; biblical homilies.

402–417

Papas

Rome

c. 4th c. onward

Liturgia

Milan

The Church of Milan preserves its own Latin rite alongside the Roman — later exempted from Tridentine uniformity.

c. 400

Liturgia

Hippo

Augustine’s preaching and City of God shape Western understanding of the Eucharist as sign and true sacrifice.

c. 4th–5th c.

Liturgia

Rome

The central Eucharistic Prayer of the Roman Rite (Canon Missae) settles into the form known through the Middle Ages.

400

Padres

English volume from the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers (Schaff). Multiple works on the Fathers catalog may open this same volume.

400

Padres

English volume from the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers (Schaff). Multiple works on the Fathers catalog may open this same volume.

400

Padres

English volume from the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers (Schaff). Multiple works on the Fathers catalog may open this same volume.

399–401

Papas

Rome

c. 345–399

Padres

Egypt

Desert ascetic and theorist of prayer; Praktikos and Chapters on Prayer.

c. 313–398

Padres

Alexandria

Alexandrian exegete; On the Holy Spirit — teacher of Jerome and Rufinus.

c. 340–397

Doctores

Milan

Bishop and doctor; baptized Augustine; hymns and Scripture teaching.

395

Secular

Constantinople / Milan

Death of Theodosius I; Arcadius rules from Constantinople, Honorius in the West. The Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire takes lasting shape.

c. 335–395

Padres

Nyssa

Cappadocian Father; Life of Moses; mystical theology.

391–392

Secular

Roman Empire

Imperial laws suppress public pagan cult; the temples lose their civic role.

c. 390

Liturgia

Milan

Milanese mystagogical preaching explains the Mass and the Real Presence to the newly baptized.

c. 329–390

Doctores

Nazianzus

The Theologian; Five Theological Orations on the Trinity.

c. 313–386

Doctores

Jerusalem

Catechetical Lectures; mystagogy for the newly baptized.

384–399

Papas

Rome

381

Dogmas

Constantinople

The First Council of Constantinople affirms that the Holy Spirit is Lord and Giver of life, to be worshiped with the Father and the Son.

381

Concilios

Constantinople

Expands the Creed; affirms the divinity of the Holy Spirit.

381

Padres

Constantinople

Expands the Creed; affirms the divinity of the Holy Spirit.

c. 4th c.

Liturgia

Rome

Greek gradually yields to Latin in the Roman Mass; the Roman Canon takes a stable Latin form.

380

Secular

Roman Empire

Nicene Christianity established as the religion of the Empire.

c. 330–379

Doctores

Caesarea

Cappadocian Father; monastic rule; On the Holy Spirit.

c. 296–373

Doctores

Alexandria

Champion of Nicaea against Arianism; On the Incarnation.

c. 306–373

Doctores

Edessa

Harp of the Spirit; hymns and biblical commentary in Syriac.

c. 310–367

Doctores

Poitiers

Western defender of Nicaea; On the Trinity.

366–384

Papas

Rome

366–367

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. In opposition to Damasus I.

361–363

Secular

Roman Empire

Last pagan emperor attempts to restore the old cults; dies on campaign in Persia.

355–365

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. Often treated historically as an antipope.

352–366

Papas

Rome

c. 350–360

Liturgia

Egypt

An early Egyptian euchologion shows the developing shape of the Eucharistic Prayer outside Rome.

c. 270–c. 345

Padres

Persia

Persian Sage; Demonstrations — early Syriac ascetical and doctrinal writings.

c. 260–339

Padres

Caesarea

Church History; Life of Constantine; foundational Christian historiography.

337–352

Papas

Rome

336

Papas

Rome

330

Secular

Constantinople

New Rome on the Bosphorus; Christian imperial capital of the East.

c. 255–330

Padres

Of Sicca; Against the Heathen — late Latin apology from a convert from paganism.

325

Dogmas

Nicaea

The First Council of Nicaea solemnly confesses that the Son is true God, of one substance (homoousios) with the Father — against Arianism.

325

Concilios

Nicaea

First ecumenical council; confesses the Son as consubstantial with the Father.

325

Padres

Nicaea

First ecumenical council; confesses the Son as consubstantial with the Father.

c. 250–325

Padres

Christian Cicero; Divine Institutes — systematic Latin apology before Nicaea.

324

Secular

Roman Empire

Constantine defeats Licinius; one Christian-friendly emperor rules East and West.

314–336

Papas

Rome

313

Secular

Milan

Legal toleration of Christianity in the Roman Empire.

312

Secular

Rome

Constantine’s victory; Chi-Rho; path to Christian toleration in the Empire.

311–314

Papas

Rome

311

Secular

Nicomedia / East

Galerius ends the Great Persecution in the East and asks Christians to pray for the Empire.

c. 250–311

Padres

Bishop and martyr; Symposium on virginity; critic of Origen’s eschatology.

d. 311

Padres

Bishop of Alexandria; martyr under Diocletian; canons on the lapsed.

309

Papas

Rome

308–309

Papas

Rome

d. c. 306

Padres

Bishop of Thmuis; martyr; letter and apology before the prefect Culcianus.

d. c. 304

Padres

Victorinus of Pettau — earliest Latin commentary on Revelation; martyr.

303–313

Secular

Roman Empire

The last and fiercest empire-wide persecution: churches razed, Scriptures burned, clergy imprisoned; ends with Galerius’s toleration and the Edict of Milan.

c. 260–300

Padres

Bishop of Alexandria; pastoral letter to Lucianus on clergy and almsgiving.

c. 3rd c.

Padres

Ante-Nicene witness preserved among the ANF fragments and notices.

296–304

Papas

Rome

284–305

Secular

Roman Empire

Diocletian restructures the Empire; the stage is set for the last and greatest persecution.

283–296

Papas

Rome

c. 230–280

Padres

Alexandrian teacher; Hypotyposeis — early systematic outline of Christian doctrine.

c. 250–278

Padres

Bishop in Mesopotamia; Acts of the Disputation with Manes — anti-Manichaean dialogue.

275–283

Papas

Rome

c. 230–275

Padres

Alexandrian catechist called “Origen the Younger”; fragments of Easter and Hosea homilies.

c. 270–275

Secular

Roman Empire

Aurelian restores imperial unity after breakaway empires; brief late pressure on Christians before his death.

c. 213–270

Padres

Wonder-worker of Neocaesarea; Panegyric on Origen; creed and pastoral letters.

c. 250–270

Padres

Presbyter of Antioch; epistle against Paul of Samosata at the synod of Antioch.

269–274

Papas

Rome

c. 200–264

Padres

Dionysius of Alexandria — bishop and correspondent on baptism, schism, and the Trinity.

259–268

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 259 to 268

c. 200–258

Padres

Bishop of Carthage; On the Unity of the Church; letters and martyrdom under Valerian.

c. 200–258

Padres

Roman theologian; On the Trinity; later rigorist schism over the lapsed.

257–260

Secular

Roman Empire

Edicts against clergy and Christian assemblies; martyrdom of Pope St. Sixtus II and St. Lawrence; St. Cyprian in Africa.

257–258

Papas

Rome

254–257

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 254 to 257

c. 184–254

Padres

Alexandrian exegete; On First Principles, Hexapla, and vast biblical commentaries.

253–254

Papas

Rome

251–258

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. Founder of Novatianism; in opposition to Cornelius and successors.

251–253

Papas

Rome

250–251

Secular

Roman Empire

First empire-wide demand that all sacrifice to the gods; certificates of sacrifice; many martyrs and lapsi — a turning point for Church discipline.

c. 250

Liturgia

Carthage

Cyprian insists water be mixed with wine in the Lord’s cup, linking the rite to Church unity.

c. 200–250

Padres

Alexander of Jerusalem — bishop and martyr; friend of Origen; letters and fragments.

c. 200–250

Padres

Alexander of Cappadocia / Jerusalem — bishop, correspondent of Origen, and martyr.

3rd c.

Padres

Roman Africa / Gaul (uncertain)

Latin Christian poet; Instructions in Favour of Christian Discipline against the gods of the heathen.

c. 180–250

Padres

Early Christian writer; fragments on the Trinity and the true faith (Theodotus).

c. 160–240

Padres

Chronographer of the early Church; Chronographiai and letters on sacred history.

236–250

Papas

Rome

235–284

Secular

Roman Empire

Civil war, plague, and invasion nearly shatter the Empire before Diocletian restores order.

c. 235–238

Secular

Roman Empire

Brief empire-wide hostility targeting clergy and Church leaders.

235–236

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from 235 to 236

c. 170–235

Padres

Roman theologian; Refutation of All Heresies; Apostolic Tradition; martyr.

230–235

Papas

Rome

222–230

Papas

Rome

c. 155–220

Padres

Carthaginian Latin father; Apology, Against Marcion; coined much Trinitarian vocabulary.

218–222

Papas

Rome

217–235

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. In opposition to Callixtus I, Urban I, and Pontian; later reconciled.

c. 180–217

Padres

Roman presbyter; fragments against the Montanists and on the Roman church.

c. 215

Liturgia

Rome

An early Church order preserves an anaphora and ordination rites that illuminate third-century Roman practice.

c. 150–215

Padres

Head of the Alexandrian catechetical school; Stromata, Paedagogus, Protrepticus.

c. 150–210

Padres

Latin apologist; Octavius — dialogue defending the faith against pagan critique.

c. 202

Secular

Roman Empire / Africa

Imperial edict against conversion; martyrs include Sts. Perpetua and Felicity at Carthage.

c. 130–202

Doctores

Bishop of Lyons; Against Heresies — apostolic tradition against Gnosticism.

c. early Church–medieval

Liturgia

Rome / West

The sign of peace, attested from Justin onward, shifts place and form across centuries of Roman practice.

199–217

Papas

Rome

199–200

Papas

Rome

Antipope · Rome. In opposition to Zephyrinus; later reconciled.

c. 133–190

Padres

Athenagoras of Athens — Plea for the Christians and On the Resurrection.

189–199

Papas

Rome

c. 120–183

Padres

Bishop of Antioch; To Autolycus — early use of the word “Trinity.”

c. 180

Liturgia

Lyons

Against Heresies teaches the Eucharist as the Church’s pure sacrifice foretold by Malachi.

c. 180

Secular

Roman Empire

End of the Antonine age; pressures mount on the classical order.

c. 120–180

Padres

Disciple of Justin; Address to the Greeks; compiler of the Diatessaron.

177

Secular

Lyons / Vienne

Under Marcus Aurelius, fierce local persecution in Gaul; martyrs include St. Blandina and St. Pothinus.

175–189

Papas

Rome

168–174

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from c. 167 to c. 174

c. 100–165

Padres

Philosopher-martyr; First and Second Apology; Dialogue with Trypho.

c. 155

Liturgia

Rome

The First Apology outlines readings, a homily, the kiss of peace, the offering, and Communion — an early shape of the Mass.

c. 69–155

Padres

Bishop of Smyrna; disciple of John; Letter to the Philippians and martyrdom account.

150–160

Papas

Rome

c. 130–150

Padres

Epistle to Diognetus — anonymous apology on Christian life in the world.

c. 100–150

Padres

The Shepherd of Hermas — visions, mandates, and similitudes on repentance.

140–154

Papas

Rome

138–140

Papas

Rome

132–135

Secular

Judea

Final major Jewish revolt against Rome; Judea renamed Syria Palaestina.

126–130

Papas

Rome

115–120

Papas

Rome

c. 112

Secular

Bithynia / Rome

Pliny’s letters from Bithynia; Trajan forbids hunting Christians yet punishes those who refuse to sacrifice — a standing legal pattern for decades.

c. 107–110

Liturgia

Antioch / Asia Minor

Ignatius calls the Eucharist the flesh of Christ and urges unity at one altar under the bishop.

107–110

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from c. 107 to c. 115

d. c. 107

Padres

Bishop of Antioch; letters on unity, the Eucharist, and martyrdom en route to Rome.

late 1st c.

Padres

Epistle of Barnabas — early Christian allegory of the Law and the two ways.

99–105

Papas

Rome

c. 35–99

Padres

Bishop of Rome; First Clement to Corinth — early papal authority and church order.

c. 35–99

Padres

Bishop of Rome; First Clement to Corinth — early papal authority and church order.

c. 35–99

Padres

The Epistles of Clement — apostolic-era letters from the Roman church to Corinth.

c. 95

Secular

Roman Empire

Second wave of imperial hostility; exile of St. John and pressure on the Church in Asia traditionally linked to Domitian.

c. 90–110

Liturgia

Syria / Mediterranean

The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles preserves early Eucharistic thanksgiving prayers and Sunday assembly norms.

c. 70–100

Padres

Syria / Palestine

The Didache (“Teaching of the Twelve Apostles”) is among the earliest Christian writings outside the New Testament — a short handbook of moral teaching, baptism, fasting, prayer, the Eucharist, and local church order. Most scholars date it to the late first or early second century (often c. 70–100), likely in Syria or Palestine. The Church has never received the Didache as Sacred Scripture. It stands with the Apostolic Fathers and early “church orders”: historically precious and useful as a window on primitive practice, but not canonical. Catholics may read it with profit as ancient catechesis, while measuring it against Scripture and the later defined faith of the Church. Its opening “Two Ways” (of life and of death) echoes Jewish moral tradition and the Gospel’s ethical demand. It gives early directions for baptism (preferably in living water; trinitarian formula), Wednesday and Friday fasting, the Lord’s Prayer thrice daily, and thanksgiving prayers over the cup and broken bread — among the oldest extant Eucharistic texts. It also speaks of itinerant prophets, Sunday assembly, and appointing bishops and deacons. This hosted English text is the public-domain Ante-Nicene Fathers translation (M.B. Riddle, 1886), from the Greek rediscovered in 1873 (Codex Hierosolymitanus). Related material also appears under the Collections dossier “Apostolic Teaching and Constitutions”; the longer Apostolic Constitutions are a later compilation and are not simply identical with the Didache.

88–99

Papas

Rome

c. 80

Secular

Rome

The Flavian Amphitheatre opens in Rome; later memory binds it to Christian martyrdom.

79–92

Papas

Rome

70

Secular

Jerusalem

Titus sacks Jerusalem; end of Temple sacrifice; Judaism and the Church take new forms.

67–79

Papas

Rome

Head of the Catholic Church from c. 68 to c. 80

64

Secular

Rome

Fire of Rome; Christians blamed; first imperial persecution; martyrdoms of Peter and Paul traditionally dated here.

c. 50–100

Liturgia

Jerusalem / Mediterranean

The Acts of the Apostles describe the faithful devoted to the apostles’ teaching and the breaking of the bread.

c. 50

Concilios

Jerusalem

The apostles discern that Gentile converts need not keep the full Mosaic law.

40

Aparición mariana

Zaragoza, Spain

Aprobada por el obispo

c. AD 36–37

Secular

Judea / Rome

After suppressing a Samaritan gathering at Mount Gerizim, Vitellius (legate of Syria) orders Pilate to Rome. Tiberius dies before the hearing. Pilate’s birth and death dates are unknown; later Christian tradition alone speaks of his suicide.

c. 34–36

Damascus road

Saul of Tarsus meets the risen Christ on the road to Damascus; Apostle to the Nations.

33–67

Papas

Rome

First among the Apostles; martyred in Rome under Nero.

c. 33

Liturgia

Jerusalem

Christ institutes the Eucharist at the Passover meal — the origin of the Mass.

c. 30–33

Jerusalem

The Holy Spirit descends on the Apostles; the Church begins her public mission from Jerusalem.

c. 30–33

Secular

Jerusalem

The central events of salvation history in Jerusalem under Pontius Pilate.

c. 28–30

Machaerus

Beheaded by Herod Antipas; the Church honors his passion on 29 August.

c. 27–29

Jordan River

Christ is baptized by John in the Jordan; the Trinity is revealed; public ministry begins.

c. AD 26

Secular

Judea (Caesarea)

Fifth Roman prefect of Judea under Tiberius; he will preside at the trial of Jesus.

14

Secular

Rome

Augustus dies; Tiberius rules during the public ministry and Passion of Christ.

c. AD 8

Jerusalem

At about twelve years of age, Jesus is found among the teachers in the Temple.

c. 6–4 BC

Bethlehem

Incarnation in Bethlehem of Judea under Herod and Augustus.

c. 5–4 BC

Bethlehem / Egypt

Herod seeks the Child’s life; the Holy Family flees to Egypt; the Holy Innocents are martyred.

c. 6–4 BC

Jerusalem

Mary and Joseph present the Child according to the Law; Simeon and Anna prophesy — Candlemas.

4 BC

Secular

Judea

Herod dies; his kingdom is divided among his sons under Roman oversight.

c. 6–5 BC

Nazareth

The angel Gabriel announces that Mary will conceive the Son of God by the Holy Spirit; feast on 25 March.

c. 6–5 BC

Judea

Forerunner of the Lord; born to Zechariah and Elizabeth about six months before Christ.

c. 6–5 BC

Judean hill country

Mary visits Elizabeth; John leaps in the womb; the Magnificat is sung.

c. 7–5 BC

Nazareth

Mary is betrothed to Joseph of the house of David before the Annunciation.

c. 15–12 BC

Jerusalem

Tradition honors Mary’s dedication in the Temple; feast on 21 November.

c. 18–15 BC

Nazareth

Nativity of Mary, Mother of God — traditionally honored on 8 September.

c. 20 BC

Secular

Jerusalem

Grand rebuilding of the Second Temple complex in Jerusalem.

27 BC

Secular

Rome

The Principate begins; Pax Romana — the imperial world into which Christ is born.

31 BC

Secular

Actium, Greece

Octavian defeats Antony and Cleopatra; sole power in Rome is secured.

49–31 BC

Secular

Rome

Civil wars from Caesar’s Rubicon to Actium end the Republic and open the way to empire.

63 BC

Secular

Jerusalem

Rome enters Judea; the Holy Land comes under Roman political power.

146 BC

Secular

Corinth / Carthage

Greece and Africa fall under Roman dominion; the Republic rules the Mediterranean world.

167–160 BC

Secular

Judea

Jewish resistance to Seleucid persecution; rededication of the Temple (Hanukkah).

264–146 BC

Secular

Mediterranean

Rome defeats Carthage and becomes master of the western Mediterranean.

336–323 BC

Secular

Macedonia / Near East

Hellenistic empires spread Greek language and culture across the Near East.

490–479 BC

Secular

Greece

Greek victory over Persia preserves the independence of the Hellenic world.

c. 508 BC

Secular

Athens

Classical political experiment that later influences the West.

509 BC

Secular

Rome

Traditional expulsion of the kings; consuls and the Republic replace the monarchy — the constitutional order of Rome for nearly five centuries.

c. 516 BC

Secular

Jerusalem

Temple worship restored under Zerubbabel after the exile.

538 BC

Secular

Jerusalem / Persia

Persia permits Judeans to return and rebuild the Temple.

586 BC

Secular

Jerusalem

Babylon razes Jerusalem; Judah goes into exile.

722 BC

Secular

Samaria

Assyria destroys Samaria; the ten tribes are exiled.

c. 8th c. BC

Secular

Greece

Epic culture and city-states that shape the classical West.

753 BC

Secular

Rome

Legendary foundation date of the city that will rule the Mediterranean.

c. 930 BC

Secular

Israel / Judah

Israel (north) and Judah (south) split after Solomon.

c. 960 BC

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Jerusalem

Solomon’s Temple; sacrificial worship centered in Jerusalem.

c. 1000 BC

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Jerusalem

City of David becomes the political and cultic heart of Israel.

c. 13th c. BC

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Egypt / Sinai

Israel’s deliverance from Egypt — founding memory of the covenant people.

c. 1800 BC

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Canaan / Mesopotamia

Traditional setting of Abraham’s call and the beginnings of Israel’s story.

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