Timeline Related to CHFT 1

Timeline: Some Significant Events Leading up to the Restoration -Christ is born- 30 AD Christ begins his formal mortal ministry; 33AD the Savior is crucified; 42AD Apostles spread Christ’s gospel; 43AD the Church under Bishop Linus has deteriorated (see Romans 1), Paul ordains Deacon Linus; 64AD Nero kills Deacon Linus, Bishop Linus takes Christians to catacombs; 70AD Jerusalem destroyed by Romans; 75AD Bishop Linus decides to call the church Catholic (universal); 96AD by this time, all apostles are killed except John; 320AD Constantine calls first Nicene Council to decide what God is; start of dark ages; 785AD Empress Irene calls second Nicene Council, canonization of saints begins; 1200AD Sale of indulgences initiated to help fund three wars; printing press surfaces; 1300AD Renaissance begins, sparked by advent of printing press; 1381-84AD John Wycliffe translates the Bible into English from Latin; 1455AD Johannes Gutenberg prints the first book, the Bible, with movable type (Latin); 1492AD Columbus is a product of the Renaissance; 1515AD Martin Luther nails his 95 questions to the door at Wittenberg, wants to reform Catholic Church; 1523AD Martin Luther excommunicated, German princes protect him in order to deny payment to Rome; 1526AD William Tyndale begins smuggling his translation of the New Testament into England, where it is banned; 1534AD Henry VIII wants a divorce, creates the Church of England; 1540AD John Calvin – Presbyterians; 1575AD Catholics slaughter thousands of reformists in Paris; 1611AD The King James Bible is published; 1620AD Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock; 1776AD A Nation is born – new ideas of freedom; 1781AD Revolutionary War ends; 1785AD Constitutional Convention begins; 1787AD Constitution signed and ratified – first written recognition of Freedom of Religion; 1805AD Joseph Smith born; 1812AD War of 1812, last war fought on American soil by foreign troops; 1820AD First Vision; 1830AD Latter-day Church organized.