Catholic Pocket Dictionary/Periods of Church History

PERIODS OF CHURCH HISTORY              1

1. From the Descent of the Holy Ghost to the Triumph of Christianity              1

2. From the Triumph of Christianity to The Reformation              1

3. From Reformation to the Present Day              1

PERIODS OF CHURCH HISTORY

1. From the Descent of the Holy Ghost to the Triumph of Christianity

A.D. 33 - 312

Foundation of Church.
Extension of Church.
Council of Jerusalem.
Persecutions.

2. From the Triumph of Christianity to The Reformation

A.D. 312 – 1517.

Heresies.
General Councils.
Inquisition.
Temporal Power of the Popes.
Schism of the East.
Pontificate of Gregory VII.
Schism of the West.

3. From Reformation to the Present Day

A.D. 1517 – 1906.

Rise of Protestantism.
Council of Trent.
Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day.
Jansenism.
Secret Societies.
French Revolution.
Pius VII and Napoleon.
Revolution in Italy.
The Oxford Movement.
Loss of the Temporal Power.
The Vatican Council
Pontificate of Leo XIII.
Reign of Pius X.