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Birth of Jesus Christ, in Bethlehem.

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The crucifixion of Jesus occurred in 1st-century Judea, most likely in either AD 30 or AD 33. Jesus' crucifixion is described in the four canonical gospels, referred to in the New Testament epistles, attested to by other ancient sources, and is considered an established historical event by many

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The first ecumenical council of the Christian church, meeting in ancient Nicaea (now İznik, Turkey).

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Saint Jerome begins a translation of the Bible into Latin.

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Mary is declared Theotokos: 'God-bearer' or more commonly, 'Mother of God'.

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First British Monasteries are established in Wales

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Western half of Byzantine Empire Falls

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The first strong Frankish Christian empire was first led by King Clovis (converted in 496).

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Franks Developed Strong Christian Empire

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Germanic Kingdoms Convert to Catholicism

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The Fifth Ecumenical Council of Antiquity in Constantinople in 553 CE. The Ecumenical Council regarded "monophysicism" as a heresy.

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Gregory the Great was a popular pope who emphasized missionary work, cared for his people, and gave to the poor. He was very respected.

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Bede writes his Ecclesiastical History.

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King Charlemagne Crowned Holy Roman Emperor

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Under this king the Franks rules most of Europe, spread Catholicism to Germanic lands and supports education. He was crowned by Pope Leo III.

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Holy Roman Empire
After the rule of King Charlemagne, the Christian empire broke apart and became the Holy Roman Empire and the kingdom of France by the 900s.

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With the help of Prince Vladimir in Kiev. Growth of Christianity in Russia

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Vikings from Scandinavia raided, traded, and settled throughout the British Isles, Iceland, Greenland, Western Europe, and Russia (700s-1000s AD). They converted to Christianity and formed kingdoms in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway around 1000 AD.

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Christians in East Europe, Russia, and Greece denied authority of the Pope and created the Christian Eastern Orthodox. This division still exists today.

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Pope Urban II authorized the first Crusade to recover the Holy Land from Moslems.

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The Religion
Crusades were criticized. People said that crusades probably made the survivors hate Christianity more. Because if someone killed everyone trying to get people to follow a religion, that religion seems pretty evil.

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The fourth century witnessed the emergence of Arianism, a new offshoot of Christianity. It promoted the concept that Jesus Christ was made by God and not entirely equal to him, based on the beliefs of a scholar named Arius. While the mainstream Christian churches regarded Arianism a heretic, it had numerous adherents, including two Roman emperors. More crucially, several Germanic tribes adopted the Arian version of Christianity, notably the Ostrogoths, who governed sections of Italy, the Visigoths, who ruled the Iberian Peninsula, and the Vandals, who ruled what is now Tunisia.

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St Patrick, a Romano-British man who was previously taken by Irish pirates and treated as a slave, is thought to have returned to Ireland in the 5th century and spearheaded attempts to convert the populace. A vibrant Christian society was developed in the fifth and sixth century as a result of his and others' efforts, with Irish monasteries becoming centers of study and numerous missionaries departing Ireland to propagate the Christian religion throughout the British Isles and continental Europe.

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While missionaries began bringing Christianity to areas of Scandinavia as early as the eighth century, it took a long time for the majority of the region to reject the Norse faith. Norway's Olaf Tryggvason tried to force Christianity on his subjects, only to have them rebel and destroy him. The Sami peoples of northern Scandinavia did not adopt Christianity until far beyond the Middle Ages.

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During the ninth century, both the Papacy and the Byzantine church tried to convert the Bulgarian peoples to their own faiths. Boris I (852–889), Bulgaria's monarch, utilized the situation to court both side, seeking for the best decision for his own strategic purposes. Eventually, he was able to reach an agreement with the Byzantine Empire that allowed for the establishment of a national Bulgarian church that was only lightly supervised by the Archbishop of Constantinople. Even the Bulgarian language would be used for the church's official liturgy.

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While Christian missionaries had come to Iceland in the 10th century and converted some people, others remained committed to their old religion.

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After the Magyars invaded and controlled the Carpathian Basin towards the end of the 9th century, efforts to convert them were attempted, with limited success. During the reign of King Stephen I (1000 or 1001–1038), the monarchs took significant steps to promote Christianity and eliminate their pagan faith. Stephen, Hungary's national saint, ensured that churches were established and that individuals who did not follow Christian traditions were punished.

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The Baltic peoples were Europe's last major holdouts to Christianity, and crusades were launched to force them to convert from the 12th to the 14th century. The Teutonic Order was able to carve out a state in sections of the Baltic area, but the Grand Duchy of Lithuania remained unconquered and grew into a regional power. Grand Duke Jogaila (1377-1434) was not baptized a Roman Catholic Christian until he married the Polish Queen Jadwiga in 1386 (becoming Wadysaw II Jagieo). A year later, he baptized the Lithuanians, while remnants of the pagan faith persisted throughout the Middle Ages.

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This timeline as it can be seen started as the son of God was being born which is the Saviour Jesus Christ. After the crucifixion of Jesus, Christianity began to spread as his disciple disseminate his teaching. From Europe's point of view, Christianity easily spread in the continent through the empire that helps to spread the teaching of Christians. Just like the Carolingian empire wherein Charlemagne greatly contributed to the spread of Christianity since his empire was one of the strongest empire after the fall of Rome. Therefore, as Charlemagne defeated certain territories, he automatically converted the leader and its constituent into Christians. Also, another factor to look into aside from the help of the great leaders in spreading Christianity was the trading or through the Merchants. Generally, those were the reason why almost of the place in Europe were Christians.