History part VI

History of the Holy Orthodox Church

Part VI - Chronology of Orthodoxy

(All Dates A.D.)

30 Christ's crucifixion, resurrection and ascension. First Pentecost

35 Death of Stephen, the first martyr

36 Conversion of Paul on the road to Damascus. Beheaded in Rome, 67

42 Beginning of St. Paul's ministry and the writing of his epistles

46 St. James (the elder) beheaded; first Apostle to die

57 Apostolic Council of Jerusalem convened

55 St. Matthew completed his gospel, written in Aramaic

61 Church established in Antioch; the faithful first called Christians

67 St. Mark completed his gospel, written in Greek

63 St. Luke completed his gospel, written in Greek

64 Burning of Rome. First persecution of Christians by Nero. From 64 A.D. to 305 A.D. there were ten great persecutions. Luke completed the book of Acts and Matthew's gospel was translated into Greek

96 St. John completed the book of Levitation

107 Death of St. John after completion of his gospel; last Apostle to die

325 First Ecumenical Council held at Nicaea

326 Discovery of the Holy Cross by St. Helena

381 Second ecumenical Council held at Constantinople

431 Third Ecumenical Council held at Ephesus

451 Fourth Ecumenical Council held at Chalcedon

553 Fifth Ecumenical Council held at Constantinople

657 Jerusalem fell to the Arabs. Recaptured by Crusaders in 1099

680 Sixth Ecumenical Council held at Constantinople

787 Seventh Ecumenical Council held at Nicaea

863 Beginning of Christian mission to the Slavic nations

988 Mass baptism at Kiev; Christianity becomes national religion in Russia

1054 The-Great Separation (schism); establishment of the Western church

1204 Constantinople falls to the Crusaders. Liberated in 1261

1346 First Serbian Orthodox Patriarchate established. Suppressed in 1765

1589 Russian Orthodox Patriarchate established. Suppressed in 1764

1794 Beginning of Russian Orthodox mission in Alaska

1809 Fort Ross, California, settled

1833 Autocephalous Church of Greece established

1850 Independent Church of Greece recognized by Constantinople

1866 First Greek Orthodox church in America established at New Orleans

1885 Romanian Orthodox Church recognized by Patriarch Joachim IV

1894 First Serbian Orthodox church in America; at Jackson, California

1895 First Syrian church society in the United States founded in New York

1904 First Romanian Orthodox church in America, at Cleveland

1907 First Bulgarian Orthodox church in America built at Madison, Illinois

1908 Albanian Orthodox Church in America organized in Boston

1919 American Ukrainian Orthodox Church organized

1922 Albanian Orthodox Church proclaimed independent

1924 New calendar (Gregorian) adopted by the Greek Orthodox Church

1925 Romanian Orthodox Patriarchate founded

1931 First convention of Ukrainian Orthodox Church in America

1936 American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox diocese organized

1955 Eastern Orthodox Church officially recognized as a major faith in the United States by six states. Other states followed with similar recognition

1970 The Orthodox Church of America was born, receiving the Thomos of Authocephaly from Moscow

1986 Some 20 parishes, from the Evangelical Protestant Churches, joined the Orthodoxy Family, being accepted by His Eminence, Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Orthodox Church

1989 Most "Orthodox" Countries, previously suppressed by communistic dictatorships, miraculously were saved from atheistic socialism, regaining their apostolic calling of preaching un-fearfully the Gospel of Christ

1994 29 Bishops of the SCOBA (the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in America), chaired by the then Archbishop Iakovos, of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, gathered together in their "first attempt" to Establish an American Orthodox Patriarchate in the Western Hemisphere

2000 New Millennium - A new file will be open in the History of Christendom

30	Christ's crucifixion, resurrection and ascension. First Pentecost
35	Death of Stephen, the first martyr
36	Conversion of Paul on the road to Damascus. Beheaded in Rome, 67
42	Beginning of St. Paul's ministry and the writing of his epistles
46	St. James (the elder) beheaded; first Apostle to die
57	Apostolic Council of Jerusalem convened
55	St. Matthew completed his gospel, written in Aramaic
61	Church established in Antioch; the faithful first called Christians
67	St. Mark completed his gospel, written in Greek
63	St. Luke completed his gospel, written in Greek
64	Burning of Rome. First persecution of Christians by Nero. From 64 A.D. to 305 A.D. there were ten great persecutions. Luke completed the book of Acts and Matthew's gospel was translated into Greek
96	St. John completed the book of Levitation
107	Death of St. John after completion of his gospel; last Apostle to die
325	First Ecumenical Council held at Nicaea
326	Discovery of the Holy Cross by St. Helena
381	Second ecumenical Council held at Constantinople
431	Third Ecumenical Council held at Ephesus
451	Fourth Ecumenical Council held at Chalcedon
553	Fifth Ecumenical Council held at Constantinople
657	Jerusalem fell to the Arabs. Recaptured by Crusaders in 1099
680	Sixth Ecumenical Council held at Constantinople
787	Seventh Ecumenical Council held at Nicaea
863	Beginning of Christian mission to the Slavic nations
988	Mass baptism at Kiev; Christianity becomes national religion in Russia
1054	The-Great Separation (schism); establishment of the Western church
1204	Constantinople falls to the Crusaders. Liberated in 1261
1346	First Serbian Orthodox Patriarchate established. Suppressed in 1765
1589	Russian Orthodox Patriarchate established. Suppressed in 1764
1794	Beginning of Russian Orthodox mission in Alaska
1809	Fort Ross, California, settled
1833	Autocephalous Church of Greece established
1850	Independent Church of Greece recognized by Constantinople
1866	First Greek Orthodox church in America established at New Orleans
1885	Romanian Orthodox Church recognized by Patriarch Joachim IV
1894	First Serbian Orthodox church in America; at Jackson, California
1895	First Syrian church society in the United States founded in New York
1904	First Romanian Orthodox church in America, at Cleveland
1907	First Bulgarian Orthodox church in America built at Madison, Illinois
1908	Albanian Orthodox Church in America organized in Boston
1919	American Ukrainian Orthodox Church organized
1922	Albanian Orthodox Church proclaimed independent
1924	New calendar (Gregorian) adopted by the Greek Orthodox Church
1925	Romanian Orthodox Patriarchate founded
1931	First convention of Ukrainian Orthodox Church in America
1936	American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox diocese organized
1955	Eastern Orthodox Church officially recognized as a major faith in the United States by six states. Other states followed with similar recognition
1970	The Orthodox Church of America was born, receiving the Thomos of Authocephaly from Moscow
1986	Some 20 parishes, from the Evangelical Protestant Churches, joined the Orthodoxy Family, being accepted by His Eminence, Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Orthodox Church
1989	Most "Orthodox" Countries, previously suppressed by communistic dictatorships, miraculously were saved from atheistic socialism, regaining their apostolic calling of preaching un-fearfully the Gospel of Christ
1994	29 Bishops of the SCOBA (the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in America), chaired by the then Archbishop Iakovos, of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, gathered together in their "first attempt" to Establish an American Orthodox Patriarchate in the Western Hemisphere
2000	New Millennium - A new file will be open in the History of Christendom