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The Roman Catholic Church was the dominant form of Christianity in Britain from the 6th century through to the Reformation period in the Middle Ages. The ( Anglican ) Church of England became the independent established church in England and Wales in 1534 as a result of the English Reformation .
c. 34 or 200 – Osroene – disputed; both dates claimed; 179 – Silures; traditional date, now considered questionable [1] 301 – Christianization of Armenia; 301 - Foundation of San Marino; c. 313 – Caucasian Albania (Udi) [2] c. 319 – Christianization of Iberia (Georgia) [3] [4] [5] c. 325 – Kingdom of Aksum (Ethiopian Orthodox Church)
Name in Martyrology of Bede; 300 First Christians reported in Greater Khorasan; an estimated 10% of the world's population is now Christian; parts of the Bible are available in 10 different languages [52] 301 – Armenia is the first kingdom in history to adopt Christianity as state religion
Augustine became the first archbishop of Canterbury. Throughout the Middle Ages, the English Church was a part of the Catholic Church led by the pope in Rome. Over the years, the church won many legal privileges and amassed vast wealth and property. This was often a point of contention between Kings of England and the church.
Christian saints before 450 AD Saint Date of death Aaron the Illustrious: 4th century Abadios: 4th century Abai (martyr) 4th century Abāmūn of Tarnūt: 4th century Abanoub: 4th century Abassad: 4th century Abban the Hermit: 5th century Abda and Abdjesus: 4th century Abda of Kaskhar: 4th or 5th century Abdecalas: 345 Abdias of Babylon: 1st ...
1496 – First Christian baptisms in the New World take place when Guaticaba along with other members of his household are baptized on the island of Hispaniola [104] 1497 – Forced conversion of Jews in Portugal [105] 1498 – First Christians are reported in Kenya; 1499 – Portuguese Augustinian missionaries arrive at Zanzibar.
Many of the claims which Gildas made about the establishment of Christianity in Roman Britain are at odds with the information provided in other sources; he for instance claimed that the emperor Tiberius was a Christian who sanctioned the religion's spread, and that the British Church underwent a schism due to the influence of Arianism. [63]
Dates in the Apostolic Age are mostly approximate, and all AD, mostly based on tradition or the New Testament. 34 AD: Stephen, the first Christian martyr, is stoned to death in Jerusalem according to the New Testament. 40: Traditional date of Our Lady of the Pillar showing up to James the Great in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. [3]