325 Religion Christianisation Türkiye
Council of Nicaea
The first ecumenical council formulates the creed common to all Christian churches.
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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One century per bar before 1500, one decade after: archives are not evenly spread.
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Ancient Greece
Early Middle Ages
Renaissance
Enlightenment
Concert of Europe
European integration
Rome
High and Late Middle Ages
Reformation and wars of religion
Age of revolutions
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Cold War
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300 399
Rome 1 event400 499
Rome 3 events431 Religion Christianisation Cyprus
Autocephaly of the Church of Cyprus
The Council of Ephesus recognises the Cypriot Church’s independence, maintained for fifteen centuries.
432 Religion Christianisation Ireland
Mission of Saint Patrick
The island is Christianised without ever having been Roman: a unique case in Western Europe.
496 Religion Christianisation France
Baptism of Clovis
At Reims the Frankish king converts to Nicene Christianity. The alliance of throne and altar shapes the medieval West.
500 599
Early Middle Ages 2 events589 Religion Christianisation Spain
Third Council of Toledo
The Visigothic king Reccared abjures Arianism. Spain joins Nicene Christendom and shapes its liturgy.
597 Religion Christianisation United Kingdom
Augustine’s mission
Sent by Gregory the Great, he founds the see of Canterbury and ties the island to Rome.
800 899
Early Middle Ages 2 events863 Religion Christianisation Slovakia
Mission of Cyril and Methodius
The two brothers from Thessalonica create the Glagolitic alphabet and the first Slavic liturgy.
864 Religion Christianisation Bulgaria
Baptism of Khan Boris
Bulgaria adopts Byzantine Christianity and welcomes the disciples of Cyril and Methodius.
900 999
Early Middle Ages 2 events966 Religion Christianisation Poland
Baptism of Mieszko I
Poland chooses Latin Christianity, a decision that durably fixes its cultural place in Europe.
988 Religion Christianisation Ukraine
Baptism of Rus’
Vladimir chooses Byzantine Christianity; Eastern Europe swings into Constantinople’s orbit.
1000 1099
High and Late Middle Ages 2 events1000 Religion Christianisation Iceland
Christianisation by vote
The assembly collectively decides to adopt Christianity to preserve civil peace.
1000 Religion Christianisation Sweden
Christianisation of Sweden
The baptism of Olof Skötkonung anchors the kingdom to Latin Christendom and to writing.
1200 1299
High and Late Middle Ages 1 event1219 Religion Christianisation Serbia
Autocephalous Serbian Church
Saint Sava obtains Serbian ecclesiastical independence from Nicaea, a bedrock of national identity.
1300 1399
High and Late Middle Ages 1 event1387 Religion Christianisation Lithuania
Christianisation of Lithuania
The last country in Europe to convert, Lithuania seals its union with Poland.
1500 1599
Renaissance 1 event1536 Religion Renaissance and Reformations Denmark
Lutheran Reformation
The Church becomes a state Church; universal religious instruction prepares national literacy.
1950 1974
European integration 1 event1962 Religion Contemporary period Vatican City
Second Vatican Council
The Church reforms its liturgy and redefines its relations with the modern world and Judaism.