Early Church History to A.D. 313

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:endDate 313 AD
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Early Church History to A.D. 313
gptkbp:mainEvent gptkb:Edict_of_Milan
gptkb:Council_of_Jerusalem
spread of Christianity
formation of the New Testament canon
persecutions of Christians
development of Christian doctrine
rise of church hierarchy
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Martyrdom_of_Stephen
gptkb:Decian_persecution
Neronian persecution
Destruction of Jerusalem (70 AD)
Diocletianic persecution
Council of Nicaea (after 313, but related)
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Apostle_Paul
gptkb:Tertullian
gptkb:Clement_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Origen
gptkb:Apostle_Peter
gptkb:Irenaeus_of_Lyons
gptkb:Cyprian_of_Carthage
gptkb:Justin_Martyr
gptkb:Polycarp
Ignatius of Antioch
gptkbp:notableFor Christian apologetics
episcopal polity
apologetic literature
Christian missions
development of creeds
Christian worship practices
Christian art and symbols
Christianity as illegal religion
Christianity under Roman Empire
Edict of Milan (313 AD) ends persecution
Latin and Greek as church languages
baptism and Eucharist
catacomb burials
emergence of bishops
epistles and gospels
formation of dioceses
martyr cults
monasticism beginnings
separation from Judaism
use of catacombs
rise of heresies (Gnosticism, Marcionism, Montanism)
Christianity spreads to North Africa, Asia Minor, and Europe
Christian communities in Rome, Antioch, Alexandria, Jerusalem
gptkbp:startDate c. 30 AD
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:H._M._Gwatkin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8