The purpose of this timeline is to give a detailed account of Christianity from the beginning of the current era (AD) to the present. Question marks ('?') on dates indicate approximate dates.
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• 100–150? Apocryphon of James, Gospel of Mary Magdalene, Gospel of James, Infancy Gospel of Thomas, Secret Gospel of Mark (Complete … See more

• 800 King Charlemagne of the Franks is crowned first Holy Roman Emperor of the West by Pope Leo III
• 849–865 Ansgar, Archbishop of Bremen, "Apostle of the North", began evangelisation of North Germany, Denmark, Sweden See more

• 6 AD Herod Archelaus deposed by Augustus; Samaria, Judea and Idumea annexed as Iudaea Province under direct Roman … See more

Shortly after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (Nisan 14 or 15), the Jerusalem church was founded as the first Christian church with about 120 Jews and Jewish See more

Constantine called the First Council of Nicaea in 325 to unify Christology, also called the first great Christian council by Jerome, the first ecumenical, decreed the Original Nicene Creed, … See more

• 1308–1321 The Divine Comedy (Divina Commedia) is written in the Tuscan dialect by Dante Alighieri; The most commonly accepted dates for its composition are: Inferno, written between 1307 and 1308; Purgatorio, from 1307-1308 to 1313-1314; and See more