64 Figure Christianisation Vatican City
Martyrdom of Peter
Tradition places the apostle’s death and tomb at the Vatican; the basilica follows from it.
A shared history
European construction did not begin in 1950. This thread links the ancient inheritance, the Judeo-Christian matrix and the contemporary Union.
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Early Middle Ages 1 event800 Figure Christianisation Germany France
Charlemagne crowned Emperor
In Rome, Pope Leo III restores the Western Empire for the King of the Franks — the shared political matrix of France and Germany.
1000 1099
High and Late Middle Ages 1 event1000 Figure Christianisation Hungary
Coronation of Stephen I
Pope Sylvester II sends a crown: Hungary enters Latin Christendom.
1200 1299
High and Late Middle Ages 1 event1253 Figure Middle Ages Lithuania
Coronation of Mindaugas
Lithuania’s only king is crowned with papal approval; the state enters the European concert.
1400 1499
Renaissance 1 event1457 Figure Middle Ages Moldova
Reign of Stephen the Great
Forty-seven years of resistance to the Ottomans and of monastic foundations.