45 Ereignis Christianisierung Zypern
Paul and Barnabas in Cyprus
The first Christian mission outside Judaea recounted in Acts; the Roman proconsul converts.
Der europäische Aufbau begann nicht 1950. Dieser Faden verbindet das antike Erbe, die jüdisch-christliche Matrix und die heutige Union.
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45 Ereignis Christianisierung Zypern
The first Christian mission outside Judaea recounted in Acts; the Roman proconsul converts.
60 Katastrophe Christianisierung Malta
The Acts of the Apostles recount the Maltese welcome: Christianity takes root at once.
64 Person Christianisierung Vatikanstadt
Tradition places the apostle’s death and tomb at the Vatican; the basilica follows from it.
301 Institution Christianisierung San Marino
Marinus, a Dalmatian stonecutter, establishes a Christian community on Mount Titano.
313 Text Christianisierung Italien
Constantine grants freedom of worship to Christians. The Empire turns to Christianity and hands it its administrative frameworks.
325 Religion Christianisierung Türkei
The first ecumenical council formulates the creed common to all Christian churches.
330 Institution Christianisierung Griechenland
Constantine moves the imperial capital. A thousand years of Greek-speaking Christian empire begin.
431 Religion Christianisierung Zypern
The Council of Ephesus recognises the Cypriot Church’s independence, maintained for fifteen centuries.
432 Religion Christianisierung Irland
The island is Christianised without ever having been Roman: a unique case in Western Europe.
496 Religion Christianisierung Frankreich
At Reims the Frankish king converts to Nicene Christianity. The alliance of throne and altar shapes the medieval West.
529 Ereignis Christianisierung Italien
At Monte Cassino, Benedict writes the rule that will structure Western monasticism and preserve ancient texts.
537 Ereignis Christianisierung Türkei
Justinian completes a dome that European architecture will take a thousand years to equal.
589 Religion Christianisierung Spanien
The Visigothic king Reccared abjures Arianism. Spain joins Nicene Christendom and shapes its liturgy.
590 Ereignis Christianisierung Irland
The Irish monk founds Luxeuil then Bobbio and replants monastic life in Gaul and Italy.
597 Religion Christianisierung Vereinigtes Königreich
Sent by Gregory the Great, he founds the see of Canterbury and ties the island to Rome.
800 Person Christianisierung Deutschland Frankreich
In Rome, Pope Leo III restores the Western Empire for the King of the Franks — the shared political matrix of France and Germany.
863 Religion Christianisierung Slowakei
The two brothers from Thessalonica create the Glagolitic alphabet and the first Slavic liturgy.
864 Religion Christianisierung Bulgarien
Bulgaria adopts Byzantine Christianity and welcomes the disciples of Cyril and Methodius.
886 Institution Christianisierung Nordmazedonien
Clement and Naum train thousands of clerics there and spread Slavic writing.
893 Ereignis Christianisierung Bulgarien
The school of Preslav devises the script that will serve Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
965 Ereignis Christianisierung Dänemark
Harald Bluetooth proclaims the Christianisation of the Danes: the kingdom’s birth certificate.
966 Religion Christianisierung Polen
Poland chooses Latin Christianity, a decision that durably fixes its cultural place in Europe.
988 Religion Christianisierung Ukraine
Vladimir chooses Byzantine Christianity; Eastern Europe swings into Constantinople’s orbit.
1000 Religion Christianisierung Island
The assembly collectively decides to adopt Christianity to preserve civil peace.
1000 Person Christianisierung Ungarn
Pope Sylvester II sends a crown: Hungary enters Latin Christendom.
1000 Religion Christianisierung Schweden
The baptism of Olof Skötkonung anchors the kingdom to Latin Christendom and to writing.
1030 Krieg Christianisierung Norwegen
The death of Olaf II makes him a saint: the kingdom’s Christianisation is completed.
1201 Institution Christianisierung Lettland
Bishop Albert establishes a mission city that will become the metropolis of the eastern Baltic.
1219 Religion Christianisierung Serbien
Saint Sava obtains Serbian ecclesiastical independence from Nicaea, a bedrock of national identity.
1219 Institution Christianisierung Estland
The Danish crusade establishes a fortress; the town will join the Hanse.
1387 Religion Christianisierung Litauen
The last country in Europe to convert, Lithuania seals its union with Poland.