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Online: BCP profiles of historical Christians compliled from Anglican/Episcopal Book Of Common Prayer sources.
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Online: CHURCHRODENT Rich Tatum's Glossary of Christian History. Based in-part on Bruce Shelley's Christian History in Plain Language. © 1995-1998 by Richard A. Tatumhttp://tatumweb.com/blog/about/contact/ "
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Online: The Ecole Glossary (2007 Archive Edition) Copyright © 1995, Anthony F. Beavers. This file may be copied on the condition that the entire contents, including the header and this copyright notice, remain intact. Project Homepage ecole@evansville.edu
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Online: Wikipedia profiles of historical Christians Wikipedia List of Christians.
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Info @ Listing of Church Councils Throughout History fromhttp://www.biblequery.org/History/ChurchHistory/ChurchCouncils.htm

50 A.D. Jerusalem Council Against Judaizers.
232 A.D. Synod to condemn Origen's work. Origen left for Caesarea, where he taught Gregory Thaumaturgus and Dionysius.
251/252 A.D. African Synod of Carthage under Cyprian
251/252 Synod of Rome (after the Synod of Carthage)
270 A.D. Council of Antioch to condemn Paul of Samosata’s writings. Attendees included Gregory Thaumaturgus and Anatolius.
314 A.D. Ancyra. 12 bishops were present.
315 A.D. Council of Neocaesarea. Much of the Nicean Creed was copied from this creed.
324 A.D. Synod of Antioch
Note: 325-680 A.D. has been called the Synodical Period.
May 20th to July 25th 325 A.D. Nicea I - Opposed Arians and created Nicean Creed 250-318 bishops out of 1,800 bishops in the world. Arians kicked out of Orthodox churches
325-381 A.D. Gangra
334/335 A.D. Synod of Tyre against Athanasius, who left in the middle, when he saw he could not get a fair hearing. Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers Second Series vol.1 p.22-23
~353-369 A.D. Council of Ashtishat
343/344 A.D. Sardica
343-381 A.D. Synod of Laodicea
351 A.D. Synod of Sirmium
357/358 A.D. Synod of Seleucia - Hippolytus present
375 A.D. Synod of Ancyra attempts to arrest Gregory of Nyssa
380 A.D. Council of Saragossa I - against Manichaeans
381 A.D. Constantinople I] - called by Emperor Theodosius I - 150 bishops condemned some sects, reaffirmed Nicea I and defined the Holy Spirit as consubstantial and coeternal with the Father and Son. Bishop of Constantinople 2nd in precedence to Rome.
394 A.D. Council of Carthage I
6/397 A.D. Council of Carthage II Augustine and other put in Apocrypha
8/397 A.D. Council of Carthage III
399 A.D. Council of Carthage IV
10/401 A.D. Council of Carthage VI
12/415 A.D. Council of Diospolis
415 A.D. Synod of Jerusalem - Pelagius defends himself against charges
400 A.D The Feast of Annunciation was started by Chrysostom (around 400 A.D.) according to the Ante-Nicene Church Fathers vol.6 p.58 footnote 1.
419 A.D. Carthage XVII 217 bishops adopted canon of the Bible
431 A.D. Ephesus - called by Eastern Emperor Theodosius II and western Emperor Valentinian II to condemn Nestorianism. Nestorians kicked out of Orthodox Churches (Cyril was involved and there were a lot of politics)
441 A.D. Council of Orange I deposed Cheliderius of Besancon because he married a widow before receiving priestly orders
451 A.D. Chalcedon - 150 bishops - Accepted writings of Theodore of Mopsuestia, Theodoret of Currhus and Ebas of Edessa. Monophysites kicked out of Orthodox Churches
457 A.D. Council of Milan
501 A.D. Council of Rome
506 A.D. Agde - Caesarius of Arles presided
524 A.D. Arles - Caesarius of Arles presided
527 A.D. Carpentras - Caesarius of Arles presided
529 A.D. Synod/Council of Orange II - Caesarius of Arles presided condemned Faustus for being Semi-Pelagian
529 A.D. Vaison - Caesarius of Arles presided
531 A.D. Orleans I
533 A.D. Auvergne
533 A.D. Marseille - Caesarius of Arles presided
538 A.D. Orleans II
541 A.D. Orleans III
541 A.D. Constantinople - repudiated Council of Ephesus
550 A.D. Synod of Dwin II - rejects Council of Chalcedon
553 A.D. Constantinople II - called by Emperor Justinian I, anathematized Theodore of Mopsuestia, Theodoret of Currhus and Ebas of Edessa.
554 A.D. Second Council of Tvin (Dvin II)
560 A.D. Synod at Brefi in Britain (David of Wales participated)
569 A.D. Synod at Caerleon in Britain (David of Wales participated)
589 A.D. Toledo - filioque clause put in to Creed
592 A.D. Concilium Quinisextum or second Trullan council (Orthodox Church)
614 A.D. Council of Paris
649 A.D. Lateran Synod - called by Pope Martin I - 105 bishops
662 A.D. Council of Hereford in Britain
664 A.D. Synod of Whitby, Britain Oswy abandons Celtic church for Roman Catholic church
679 A.D. Council of Hatford in Britain
680 A.D. Constantinople III - called by Emperor Constantine IV. condemned monothelitism
680 A.D. was the last general council, because this was the last church council where both the eastern and western bishops were present.
691 A.D. Constantinople IV - called by Emperor Justinian II. legislative code for the church. Western church never accepted this.
692 A.D. Quinisext
742 A.D. Council of Germanicum - banned Easter fires
743 A.D. Council of Lestines - banned Easter fires
747 A.D. Synod of Franconia
754 A.D. Constantinople V - called by Emperor Constantine V. Condemned image worship.
787 A.D. - Nicea II condemned Constantinople V and accepted image worship.
794 A.D. Council of Frankfurt of western bishops. This council rejected the 537 A.D. Council according to The Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.6 p.53
824 A.D. Council of Paris - France and the East tried to agree on the devotion to be paid to images.
853 A.D. Council of Quiercy - condemned double predestination - Hincmar of Reims presided
869-870 Constantinople VI called by Emperor Basil I to confirm deposing Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople.
879 A.D. Constantinople VII - called reinstated Patriarch Photius to repudiate [Council of 869-870.
990 A.D. Synod of Charroux, France
990 A.D. Synod of Puy, France
991 A.D. Council of Limoges, France
998 A.D. Council of Poitiers, France
1003 A.D. Council of Thoinville, Germany
1007 A.D. Council of Frankfurt, Germany
1023 A.D. Council of Seligenstadt, Germany
1025 A.D. Council of Arras I against Manichaeans
1038 A.D. Council of Bourges, France
1050 A.D. Council of Rome I condemned Berengarius of Tours
1050 A.D. Council of Vercelli - condemned Berengarius of Tours
1051 A.D. Council of Paris - condemned Berengarius of Tours
1059 A.D. Council of Rome II condemned Berengarius of Tours
1076 A.D. Synod of Worms
1079 A.D. Council of Rome III condemned Berengarius of Tours
1080 A.D. Council of Burgos - Imposed Roman rite on Spain instead of Visigothic rite
1096 A.D. Council of Clermount - launch first Crusade
1097 A.D. Council of Arras II
10/1/1098 A.D. Council of Bari - East vs. West
4/24/1099 A.D. Easter Synod
1102 A.D. Council of London
1128 A.D. Council of Arras III
1128 A.D. Council of Troyes - Criticized Bernard of Clairvaux. Officially started the Knights Templars
1140/1 A.D. Sens Bernard condemns Abelard
1148 A.D. Cremona - excommunicated Arnold of Brescia
1163 A.D. Synod of Tours
1179 A.D. Council of Hromcla - Nerses of Lambron almost effected union of Greek and Armenian Churches
1179 A.D. 3rd Lateran Council
1184 A.D. Council of Verona - condemned Waldenses and Humiliati
1197 A.D. Council of Berona - Burn Waldenses to death
1207 A.D. Pamiens tried to reconcile Waldenses and Catholics
1215 A.D. 4th Lateran Council
1218 A.D. Council of Bergamo 12 Waldenses said no purgatory or prayers for the dead
1229 A.D. (local) Council of Toulouse after the capitulation of the Albigensians, and forbidding the laity to possess Bibles.
1274 A.D. Lyons
1311 A.D. Vienne
1341 A.D. Constantinople VIII Condemned monk Barlaam for opposing Hesychast sect on Mt. Athos.
1414-1417 Constance under Martin V -Ended Great Schism of anti-Popes. 2 Popes deposed, 1 abdicated, and 1 new Pope elected. Condemned 45 propositions of Wycliffe and 30 of Hus, who was burned at the stake.
1413 Council of Prague
1438/9 Council of Florence
1532 Council of Cianforn - most Waldenses accept Reformed teaching
~1545 Council of Trent. Catholic church recognizes the gospel and Condemns it. It met for 19 years in 25 sessions. When it opened there were 15 bishops and 4 others.
1672 Council of Jerusalem. Orthodox church recognizes the gospel and Condemns it. It refutes Cyril Lucar point-by-point.
1829 Council of Baltimore
1833 Council of Baltimore
1837 Council of Baltimore
1840 Council of Baltimore
1849 Council of Baltimore
1869 Vatican I 700 bishops. Some sessions had as few as 100 bishops
1917 The first code of Canon Law was published in 1917.
1962-1968 Vatican II 2,900 bishops and 2 prelates
5/1919 Philadelphia World Conference on Christian Fundamentals

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