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The history of the Catholic Church is the formation, events, and historical development of the Catholic Church through time. According to the tradition of the Catholic Church, it started from the day of Pentecost at the upper room of Jerusalem; [ 1 ] the Catholic tradition considers that the Church is a continuation of the early Christian ...
According to tradition, Jesus Christ started the Catholic Church about 2,000 years ago. Before his death, he appointed his disciple Saint Peter to lead the Church. Peter thus became the first Pope.
The Roman Empire legally recognized Pauline Christianity as a valid religion in 313 C.E. Later in that century, in 380 C.E., Roman Catholicism became the official religion of the Roman Empire. During the following 1,000 years, Catholics were the only people recognized as Christians.
Surprisingly enough, the rise of the Roman Catholic church depended on the fall of Rome. In the 5th century, the city of Rome fell to Barbarian invaders. The last emperor to reign from Rome was deposed in 476. The Roman empire did not fall, only the western half fell.
30 AD: Jesus' baptism, start of ministry, and selection of the Apostles. The Gospel of Luke indicates that Jesus was baptized during the 15th year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar which is dated in 29 AD (found in Luke 3:1,21,22).
Roman Catholicism is a Christian religion that has been the decisive spiritual force in the history of Western civilization. Along with Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism, it is one of the three major branches of Christianity. It is led by the pope, as the bishop of Rome, and the Holy See forms the church’s central government.
In addition to various internal developments, at least two external factors contributed decisively at the beginning of the Middle Ages to the development of Roman Catholicism as a distinct form of Christianity. One was the rise of Islam in the 7th century.
The history of the Catholic Church is the formation, events, and change of the Catholic Church through time. The Catholic Church began with Jesus Christ and his teachings. It is a continuation of the early Christian community established by the Disciples of Jesus.
The Catholic Church traces its origins back to the ministry of Jesus Christ in the 1st century AD. Following His crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension, Jesus’ apostles began to spread His teachings.
Since the 20th century, the majority have resided in the Global South, partially due to secularization in Europe and North America. The Catholic Church shared communion with the Eastern Orthodox Church until the East–West Schism in 1054, disputing particularly the authority of the pope.