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Crucifixion of Christ
Jesus carried his cross and once he was hooked to it, he was whipped and people mocked him. He was tortured and then buried in Joseph's tomb.

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Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit
At the day of the Pentecost, the apostles were celebrating the festival when the Holy Spirit came. They became inspired and now known as the birthday of the Christian Church.

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Call of Paul, the apostle.
On his way to Damascus, Saul and his companions were struck down by a blinding light. Jesus spoke to him and told him to go into the city. Saul was blinded but continued to go to the city and meet Ananias. There, Jesus explained that Saul will deliver the Gospels to Israel. Ananias healed Saul's eyesight. He stood up and got baptized into the Christian faith and changed his name to Paul.

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Paul the Apostle goes on missionary journeys across Asia Minor, Greece, and Rome.

Paul travels to Asia Minor, Greece, and Rome to spread the word of God and promote Christianity.

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Council of Jerusalem
a conference where the Christian Apostles in Jerusalem decreed that Gentile Christians did not have to follow the Mosaic Law of the Jews.

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First Gospel published
Mark was known as the one who wrote the first gospel -- meaning, "good news" about Jesus.

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Destruction of the temple in Jerusalem.
The Romans destroyed the Second Temple and Jerusalem in 70 CE as retaliation for an ongoing Jewish revolt.

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Book of Revelation
John wrote the book of revelation. It is the final chapter that closes out the Bible.

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Matthew and Luke's Gospel are written.

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Christianity is declared illegal under Roman Law.
Christians were persecuted for their refusal to worship emperor Nero.

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In hoc signo vinces
Roman emperor Constantine receives a vision of a flaming cross with the words 'In hoc signo vinces' meaning 'By this sign conquer'. After he defeated Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge he converts to Christianity.

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Edict of Milan
It decreed by Constantine that Christianity becomes legal religion within the Roman Empire.

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Council of Nicea
The council of Nicea was the first council that was intended to address the entire body of believers. It established the equality of the Father, the Son, and the Holy spirit in the Holy Trinity.

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The fall of Rome.
The Catholic Church holds supreme power in Europe during the Middle Ages. Christianity slowly grew during 476 C.E. Although it competed with Arianism for the conversion of the barbarian tribes, The 496 conversion of Clovis I, pagan king of the Franks saw the beginning of the rise of the Catholic faith.

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Charlemagne
The Frankish King who was anointed by Pope Leo III to be the “Emperor of the Romans”. He helped unite most of Europe under Christianity. He wanted to be blessed and rule over Europe so he turned to the Church. Because of him, Christianity was able to spread everywhere.

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Great Schism
On July 16, 1054, Patriarch of Constantinople Michael Cerularius was excommunicated, starting the “Great Schism” that created the two largest denominations in Christianity—the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox faiths

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Gregorian Reform
A religious reform movement associated with its advocate, the most forceful, Pope Gregory VII.

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Crusades
Christians used their religion to justify war, terror, and colonialism.

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The Inquisition
A powerful office set up by the Catholic Church to find and punish heresy in Europe and America. They torture and persecute Jews and Muslims.

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Mendicant Orders
religious orders who assumes a vow of poverty and supports himself or herself by work and charitable contributions

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Renaissance
In the revival of neo-Platonism and other ancient philosophies, Renaissance Humanists did not reject Christianity; quite to the contrary, many of the Renaissance’s greatest works were devoted to it, and the church patronized many works of Renaissance art.

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Avignon Papacy
the popes took up residence at Avignon, France, instead of at Rome, primarily because of the current political conditions.

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Western Schism
The Western Schism or Papal Schism was a split within the Roman Catholic Church. Three men simultaneously claimed to be the true pope. Because of this, the schism ended by the Council of Constance.

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Christian monasticism
an institution based on the Christian ideal of perfection.

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Michelangelo’s Pietà in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City
St. Peter’s Basilica, perhaps the most recognized Christian church, was built on the site of the old Constantinian basilica in Rome. This was a time of increased contact with Greek culture, opening up new avenues of learning, especially in the fields of philosophy, poetry, classics, rhetoric, and political science, fostering a spirit of Humanism–all of which would influence the church.

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Protestant Reformation
The Reformation became the basis for the founding of Protestantism, one of the three major branches of Christianity.

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Counter-Reformation

It was a response to the Protestant Reformation and a movement to improve in the Roman Catholic Church.

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Scientific Revolution
Scientists contradict and questions the beliefs and teachings of the Church.

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Age of Enlightenment
Enlightenment thinkers further undermined the authority of the Catholic Church by arguing that religion wasn't the only path to God. But many Christians found the enlightened view of the world consistent with their beliefs, and used this rational thinking as support for the existence and benignity.

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French Revolution
The power of the Church and it's authority was denied during the reign of terror.

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Vatican II
They declared that the only just form of government was one under which people were free to worship as they pleased, the church relinquished centuries-old preferential treatment for particular governments.

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Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores
Beatified on October 6, 1985, by Pope John Paul II

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St. Lorenzo Ruiz
On October 18, 1987 in Vatican City, Lorenzo Ruiz was canonized by the same pope, making him the first Filipino saint.

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Saint Pedro Calungsod
On October 21, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI canonised Pedro in Saint Peter's Square.

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Blessed José María de Manila
Beatified on October 13, 2013, by Cardinal Angelo Amato, S. D. B.

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Blessed Iustus Takayama Ukon
Beatified on February 7, 2017, by Cardinal Angelo Amato, S. D. B.

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The Church has grown a lot in this present day. They've become more open about sexualities, etc. We can see how much the church has changed from the very beginning up to now.