 Jewish roots of the
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Church
The Exodus
Hellenistic Jews
The Gospels
Acts of the Apostles
Pentecost
St. Peter
St. Paul
 Early Christian
communities
 Council of Jerusalem
 Deacons
 Orthodoxy and Heresy
 St. Stephen
 Setting the canon
 Roman Persecutions
 Development of
 Reasons for persecution
 Accusations against
Christians
 Edict of Milan
 Church formulates
essential beliefs
 Apologists
sacraments
 Catechumenate
 Leadership roles
 Constantine
 St. Ambrose, St.
 Religious freedom
Augustine
 St. Jerome and the Latin
Vulgate
 Council of Nicaea
 Nicene Creed
 Arianism
 Fall of the Western
Roman Empire
 Vandals, Goths, Huns
 Fathers of the Church
 Pope Leo the Great
 Monasticism
 Monk, hermit, desert
fathers
 St. Anthony of Egypt
 Christianity in the East
 Constantinople
 Hagia Sophia
 Patriarchates
 Rome, Alexandria,
Constantinople, Antioch,
Jerusalem
 Islam
 Muhammad, Muslim,
“Islam”, hijrah
 Developments in Church
 Liturgical calendar
 Baptistery in church
architecture
 Gregorian chants
 Celibacy for priests
 Private confession
 Missionaries
 St. Patrick of Ireland
 Conversion of Europe
 Donation of Pepin
 Papal states
 Charlemagne
 The Middle Ages
 Rise of Charlemagne
 Feudalism
 Lord, vassal, serf
 Abuses in the medieval
Church
 Lay investiture
 Simony
 Disregard for celibacy
 East-West Schism
 Latin vs. Greek
 Mutual excommunication
 Medieval Christian
Experience
 The pilgrim
 Gothic cathedrals
 St. Thomas Aquinas and
theology
 The knight
 The Crusades
 Mendicant Orders
 St. Francis of Assisi
 St. Dominic de Guzman
 The Inquisition
 The Black Death
 Popes and anti-popes
 Effect on Christianity
 Fall of Constantinople
 Priests were less trained and
 Ottoman Turks
fewer
 Muslim invasion
 Superstitions
 Union of Florence
 The Avignon Papacy
 Separate Russian Orthodox
Church founded
 Popes in France
 Babylonian Captivity of the  The Renaissance
Papacy
 The Great Western Schism
 Two popes reigning at the
same time
 France and Italy
 Humanism
 Leonardo da Vinci
 Sistine Chapel
 La Pieta
 Protestant Reformation
 Martin Luther
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95 Theses
Indulgences
Diet of Worms
Peasants’ Revolt
Peace of Augsburg
 Reformation in France
 Huguenots
 Edict of Nantes
 Reformation in England
 King Henry VIII
 Church of England
(Anglican Church)
 Differences in Teachings
 Scripture alone vs. Scripture
and Tradition
 Faith alone vs. Faith and
good works
 Priesthood of all vs.
Ministerial priesthood
 Catholic Reformation
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Training for priests
Seminaries
Roman missal
Sacraments standardized
7 official sacraments
 Church and Science
 Galileo
 Age of Nation-States
 Monarchies in Europe
 The French Revolution
 Napoleon Bonaparte
 Catholic missionaries to foreign lands
 Missionaries to China
 Matteo Ricci
 Missionaries to India
 Christians of St. Thomas
 St. Francis Xavier
 Church in the Americas
 Spanish missionaries in the
Southeast and Southwest
 Juan de Padilla
 Eusebio Francisco Kino
 Junipero Serra
 French missionaries in the
Northeast and Midwest
 St. Isaac Jogues
 Jacques Marquette
 Native American
Catholicism
 St. Rose of Lima
 Our Lady of Guadalupe
 St. Kateri Tekakwitha
 Catholicism in the Colonies
 Calvert in Maryland
 John Carroll, first bishop
 Diocese of Baltimore
 The Immigrant Church
 Waves of immigration
 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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Exodus
Hellenistic Jews
The Gospels
Acts of the Apostles
Pentecost
St. Peter
St. Paul
Council of Jerusalem
Deacons
St. Stephen
Edict of Milan
Apologists
Orthodoxy
Heresy
canon
Catechumenate
Bishop
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Presbyter
Constantine
Religious freedom
Council of Nicaea
Nicene Creed
Arianism
St. Augustine
St. Jerome
Latin Vulgate
Church Fathers
Monasticism/Monks
Desert fathers/hermits
St. Anthony of Egypt
Constantinople
Hagia Sophia
Patriarchates
Islam
Muhammad
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Baptistery
Gregorian chants
Celibacy
St. Patrick of Ireland
Donation of Pepin
Papal States
Charlemagne
Feudalism
Lay investiture
Simony
East-west schism
Excommunication
Gothic cathedrals
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Dominic de Guzman
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The Black Death
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Avignon
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Babylonian Captivity of the 
Papacy
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Great Western Schism
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Schism
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Anti-pope
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Union of Florence
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Russian Orthodox Church 
Moscow
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Humanism
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Renaissance
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:Leonardo da Vinci
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La Pieta
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Sistine Chapel
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Protestant Reformation
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Martin Luther
95 Theses
Indulgences
Diet of Worms
Peasants’ Revolt
Peace of Augsburg
Huguenots
Edict of Nantes
King Henry VIII
Anglican Church
Sola Scriptura
Justification by faith
Ministerial priesthood
Seminaries
Roman missal
Church in the Americas
Juan de Padilla
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Eusebio Francisco Kino
Junipero Serra
St. Isaac Jogues
Jacques Marquette
St. Rose of Lima
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Juan Diego
St. Kateri Tekakwitha
Calvert
John Carroll
Diocese of Baltimore
Baltimore Catechism
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton