c. 33: First Christian Pentecost; descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples; preaching of Saint Peter in Jerusalem; conversion, baptism and aggregation of some 3,000 persons to the first Christian community.
Saint Stephen, deacon, was stoned to death at Jerusalem; he is venerated as the first Christian martyr.
c. 34: Saint Paul, formerly Saul the persecutor of Christians, was converted and baptized. After three years of solitude in the desert, he joined the college of the apostles; he made three major missionary journeys and became known as the Apostle to the Gentiles; he was imprisoned twice in Rome and was beheaded there between 64 and 67.
39: Cornelius (the Gentiles) and his family were baptized by Saint Peter; a significant event signaling the mission of the Church to all peoples.
42: Persecution of Christians in Palestine broke out during the rule of Herod Agrippa; Saint James the Greater, the first apostle to die, was beheaded in 44; Saint Peter was imprisoned for a short time; many Christians fled to Antioch, marking the beginning of the dispersion of Christians beyond the confines of Palestine. At Antioch, the followers of Christ were called Christians for the first time.
49: Christians at Rome, considered members of a Jewish sect, were adversely affected by a decree of Claudius which forbade Jewish worship there.
51: The Council of Jerusalem, in which all the apostles participated under the presidency of Saint Peter, decree that circumcision, dietary regulations, and various other prescriptions of Mosaic Law were not obligatory for Gentile converts to the Christian community. The crucial decree was issued in opposition to Judaizers who contended that observance of the Mosaic Law in its entirety was necessary for salvation.
64: Persecution broke out at Rome under Nero, the emperor said to have accused Christians of starting the fire which destroyed half of Rome.
64 or 67: Martyrdom of Saint Peter at Rome during the Neroian persecution. He established his see and spent his last years there after preaching in and around Jerusalem, establishing a see at Antioch, and presiding at the Council of Jerusalem.
70: Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus.
88-97: Pontificate of Saint Clement I, third successor of Saint Peter as bishop of Rome, one of the Apostolic Fathers. The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, with which he has been identified, was addressed by the Church of Rome to the Church at Corinth, the scene of irregularities and divisions in the Christian community.
95: Domitian persecuted Christians, principally at Rome.
c.100: Death of Saint John, apostle and evangelist, marking the end of the Age of the Apostles and the first generation of the Church.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!
I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.
HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -
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