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*598 [[Glastonbury Abbey]] founded.   
 
*598 [[Glastonbury Abbey]] founded.   
 
*ca. 600 ''[[The Ladder of Divine Ascent]]'' written by [[John Climacus]]; [[Gregory the Dialogist]] inspires development of [[Gregorian Chant]] through his liturgical reforms.   
 
*ca. 600 ''[[The Ladder of Divine Ascent]]'' written by [[John Climacus]]; [[Gregory the Dialogist]] inspires development of [[Gregorian Chant]] through his liturgical reforms.   
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*601 [[Augustine of Canterbury]] converts King [[Ethelbert of Kent]] and establishes see of Canterbury. 
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*602 [[Augustine of Canterbury]] meets with Welsh bishops to bring them under Canterbury. 
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*604 [[Mellitus]] becomes first bishop of London and founds first [[w:St Paul's Cathedral|St. Paul's Cathedral]]; death of [[Gregory the Dialogist]].   
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==Sixth century (601-700)==
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*604 Death of [[Gregory the Dialogist]].   
 
*605 Death of [[Augustine of Canterbury]].       
 
*605 Death of [[Augustine of Canterbury]].       
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*610 [[Heraclius]] changes official language of the Empire from Latin to [[w:Medieval Greek|Greek]], already the ''lingua franca'' of the vast majority of the population. 
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*614 65,000 Christians in Jerusalem massacred.   
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*612 [[Holy Sponge]] and [[Holy Lance]] brought to Constantinople from Palestine. 
 
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*614 Persians sack Jerusalem under Chosroes II of Persia; [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)|Church of the Holy Sepulchre]] damaged by fire, [[True Cross]] captured, and over 65,000 Christians in Jerusalem massacred.   
 
 
*615 Death of [[Columbanus]] in Italy.   
 
*615 Death of [[Columbanus]] in Italy.   
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*617 Persian Army conquers Chalcedon after a long siege.           
 
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*626 [[Akathist|Akathist Hymn]] to the Virgin Mary written.   
 
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*627 Emperor [[Heraclius]] defeats Sassanid Persians at [[w:Battle of Nineveh (627)|Battle of Nineveh]], recovering [[True Cross]] and breaking Sassanid power.     
 
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*630 Second [[Elevation of the Holy Cross]]. 
 
 
*633 Death of [[Modestus of Jerusalem]].     
 
*633 Death of [[Modestus of Jerusalem]].     
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*635 Founding of [[Lindisfarne]] Monastery by [[Aidan of Lindisfarne|Aidan]]; Cynegils, king of Wessex, converts to Christianity. 
 
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*636 Capture of [[Jerusalem]] by Muslim Arabs after [[w:Battle of Yarmouk|Battle of Yarmuk]].   
 
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*640 [[w:Muslim conquest of Syria|Muslim conquest of Syria]]; [[w:Battle of Heliopolis|Battle of Heliopolis]] between Arab Muslim armies and Byzantium opens door for Muslim conquest of Byzantine [[w:Exarchate of Africa|Exarchate of Africa]]. 
 
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*641 Capture of Alexandria by Muslim Arabs. 
 
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*642 Muslim conquest of Egypt.
 
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*646 Alexandria recaptured by Muslim Arabs after Byzantine attempt to retake Egypt fails, ending nearly ten centuries of [[w:Greco-Roman|Greco-Roman]] civilization in Egypt. 
 
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*648 Pope [[Theodore I of Rome]] excommunicates patriarch [[Paul II of Constantinople]]. 
 
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*649 Arabs invade and conquer Cyprus. 
 
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*650 Final defeat of [[Arianism]] as Lombards convert to Orthodoxy.   
 
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*653 Pope [[Martin the Confessor]] arrested on orders of Byzantine Emperor [[Constans II]].   
 
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*654 Invasion of Rhodes by Arabs. 
 
 
*655 Martyrdom of [[Martin the Confessor]].   
 
*655 Martyrdom of [[Martin the Confessor]].   
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*657 Founding of [[Whitby Abbey]] in Yorkshire, England. 
 
 
*662 Death of [[Maximus the Confessor]].   
 
*662 Death of [[Maximus the Confessor]].   
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*663 Emperor [[Constans II]] is last Eastern emperor to set foot in Rome; [[Constans II]] declares Pope of Rome to have no jurisdiction over Archbishop of Ravenna, since that city was the seat of the exarch, his immediate representative. 
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*685 Death of [[Anastasius of Sinai]].   
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*664 [[Synod of Whitby]] held in northern England, adopting Roman calendar and tonsures in Northumbria; [[Iona|Ionian]] monk [[Wilfrid of York|Wilfrid]] appointed as Archbishop of York.     
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*687 Death of [[Cuthbert of Lindisfarne]].   
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*669-78 [[w:Siege of Constantinople (674)|First Arab siege of Constantinople]]; at [[w:Battle of Syllaeum|Battle of Syllaeum]] Arab fleet destroyed by Byzantines through use of [[w:Greek Fire|Greek Fire]], ending immediate Arab threat to eastern Europe. 
 
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*670 Composition of ''Caedmon's Hymn'' by [[Caedmon]] of [[Whitby Abbey|Whitby]]. 
 
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*672 First Synod of Hertford called by [[Theodore of Tarsus]], adopting of ten decrees paralleling the canons of the Council of Chalcedon. 
 
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*673 Second Council of Hatfield upholds Orthodoxy against [[Monothelitism]]. 
 
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*680-681 [[Sixth Ecumenical Council]] held in Constantinople, condemning [[Monothelitism]] and affirming [[Christology]] of [[Maximus the Confessor]], affirming that Christ has both a human will and a divine will; Patr. [[Sergius of Constantinople]] and Pope [[Honorius of Rome]] are both explicitly [[anathema]]tized for their support of Monothelitism.   
 
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*682 Foundation of [[Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey]] in England. 
 
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*685 First monastics come to [[Mount Athos]]; death of [[Anastasius of Sinai]]. 
 
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*685 [[John Maron]] elected first Maronite patriarch, founding the [[Maronite Catholic Church]], which embraced [[Monothelitism]], rejected the teaching of the [[Fifth Ecumenical Council]], and separated from the [[Orthodox Church]].   
 
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*687 Destruction of [[Whitby Abbey]] by Danish Vikings; death of [[Cuthbert of Lindisfarne]]. 
 
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*688 Emperor [[Justinian II]] and Caliph [[w:Abd al-Malik|al-Malik]] sign treaty neutralizing Cyprus. 
 
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*ca. 690 Witenagamot of England forbids church appeals to Rome. 
 
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*691 [[w:Dome of the Rock|Dome of the Rock]] completed in Jerusalem. 
 
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*692 [[Quinisext Council]] (also called the ''Penthekte Council'' or ''Council in Trullo'') held in Constantinople, issuing [[canon]]s completing the work of the Fifth and Sixth [[Ecumenical Councils]], and declaring the [[Church of Jerusalem]] to be a [[patriarchate]]. 
 
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*694 Byzantine army of [[Justinian II]] defeated by [[Maronite Catholic Church|Maronites]], who became fully independent. 
 
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*697 [[Council of Birr]] accepts Roman [[Paschalion]] for northern Ireland; at this synod, [[Adomnán of Iona]] promulgates his [[w:Cáin Adomnáin|Cáin Adomnáin]]. 
 
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*698 Muslim conquest of Carthage; at [[Synod of Aquileia]], bishops of the diocese of Aquileia end the [[Schism of the Three Chapters]] and return to communion with Rome.   
 
 
*ca. 700 Death of [[Isaac of Syria]].           
 
*ca. 700 Death of [[Isaac of Syria]].           
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==Sevent century (701-800)==
 
*707 Death of [[John Maron]].   
 
*707 Death of [[John Maron]].   
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*710 Pope [[Constantine of Rome|Constantine]] makes last papal visit to Constantinople before 1967.     
 
 
*712 Death of [[Andrew of Crete]].   
 
*712 Death of [[Andrew of Crete]].   
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*ca. 715 [[Lindisfarne Gospels]] produced in Northumbria (Northern England). 
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*735 Death of [[Bede]].
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*715 [[w:Umayyad Mosque|Grand Mosque of Damascus]] built over the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist; Al-Aqsa Mosque constructed over site of [[Church of St. Mary of Justinian (Temple Mount, Jerusalem)|Church of St. Mary of Justinian]]; Pictish [[w:Nechtan IV of the Picts|King Nechtan]] invites Northumbrian clergy to establish Christianity amongst the Picts.   
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*739 Death of [[Willibrord]].     
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*716 Monastery at [[Iona]] conforms to Roman liturgical usage; [[Boniface]]'s first missionary journey to Frisia. 
 
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*717 Pictish king Nechtan expels monks from [[Iona]].   
 
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*717-18 [[w:Siege of Constantinople (718)|Second Arab siege of Constantinople]]. 
 
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*719 [[w:Nubia#Christian Nubia|Nubian Christians]] transfer allegiance from [[Church of Alexandria|Chalcedonian church]] to [[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic church]]. 
 
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*723 [[Boniface]] fells Thor's Oak near Fritzlar. 
 
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*726 [[Iconoclasm|Iconoclast]] Emperor [[Leo the Isaurian]] starts campaign against [[iconography|icons]]. 
 
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*730 [[Leo the Isaurian]] orders destruction of all icons, beginning the First Iconoclastic Period. 
 
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*731 [[Bede]] completes ''[[Ecclesiastical History of the English People]]''. 
 
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*732 Muslim invasion of Europe stopped by Franks at [[w:Battle of Tours|Battle of Tours]], establishing a balance of power between Western Europe, Islam and the [[Byzantine Empire]]. 
 
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*733 Byzantine Emperor [[Leo the Isaurian]] withdraws the Balkans, Sicily and Calabria from the jurisdiction of the Pope in response to Pope [[Gregory III of Rome]]'s support of a revolt in Italy against iconoclasm.
 
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*734 [[Egbert of York|Egbert]] becomes bishop of York, founding a library and making the city a renowned centre of learning.   
 
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*735 Death of [[Bede]]; See of York achieves archepiscopal status.  
 
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*739 Emperor Leo III (717-41) publishes his ''[[w:Byzantine law#Ecloga|Ecloga]]'' , designed to introduce Christian principle into law; death of [[Willibrord]].     
 
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*742 After a forty-year vacancy, [[Stephen IV of Antioch|Stephen IV]] becomes Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, at the suggestion of Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik.     
 
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*747 Witenagamot of England again forbids appeals to the Roman Pope; [[Council of Clovesho I]] adopts Roman calendar, observance of the feasts of Gregory the Great and Augustine of Canterbury, and adopts the Rogation Days.
 
 
*749 Death of [[John of Damascus]].   
 
*749 Death of [[John of Damascus]].   
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*750 ''[[Donation of Constantine]]'' accepted as a legitimate document, used by Pope [[Stephen II of Rome|Stephen II]] to prove territorial and jurisdictional claims. 
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*752 Death of [[Zacharias of Rome]].   
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*751 Lombard king Aistulf captures [[Ravenna]] and the Romagna, ending Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna. 
 
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*752 Death of Pope [[Zacharias of Rome]]. 
 
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*754 [[Iconoclastic Council]] held in Constantinople under the authority of Emperor [[Constantine V Copronymus]], condemning icons and declaring itself to be the Seventh Ecumenical Council; Constantine begins dissolution of monasteries.   
 
 
*754 Death of [[Boniface]].   
 
*754 Death of [[Boniface]].   
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*756 [[w:Donation of Pepin|Donation of Pepin]] cedes lands including Ravenna that became basis of [[w:Papal States|Papal States]]. 
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*768 Wales adopts Orthodox [[Paschalion]] and other decrees of the Synod of Whitby at teaching of Elfoddw of Gwynedd.   
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*769 Pope [[Stephen III of Rome]] holds a council changing papal election procedure and confirming veneration of icons. 
 
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*772 Charlemagne starts fighting Saxons and Frisians; Saxony is subdued and converted to Christianity. 
 
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*781 King [[Charlemagne]] of the Franks summons [[Alcuin]] of York to head palace school at Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) to inspire revival of education in Europe. 
 
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*785 Synod of Cealchythe erects the Archbishopric of Lichfield.   
 
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*787 [[Seventh Ecumenical Council]] held in Nicea, condemning [[iconoclasm]] and affirming [[veneration]] of [[iconography|icons]]; two councils held in England, one in the north at Pincanhale, and the other in the south at Chelsea, reaffirming the faith of the first Six Ecumenical Councils (the decrees of the Seventh having not yet been received), and establishing a third archbishopric at Lichfield. 
 
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*792 Synod of Regensburg condemned Adoptionism. 
 
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*793 Sack of [[Lindisfarne|Lindisfarne Priory]], beginning Viking attacks on England. 
 
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*794 Charlemagne convenes council in Frankfurt-in-Main, rejecting decrees of Seventh Ecumenical Council and inserting [[Filioque]] into [[Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed]].     
 
 
*800 [[Charlemagne]] crowned as Holy Roman Emperor by [[Leo III of Rome]] on [[Christmas]] day, marking the break of Frankish civilization away from the Orthodox Christian Roman Empire; [[Book of Kells]] produced in Ireland.
 
*800 [[Charlemagne]] crowned as Holy Roman Emperor by [[Leo III of Rome]] on [[Christmas]] day, marking the break of Frankish civilization away from the Orthodox Christian Roman Empire; [[Book of Kells]] produced in Ireland.
 
*800 Ambassadors of Caliph Harunu al-Rashid give keys to the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)|Holy Sepulchre]] to Charlemagne, acknowledging some Frankish control over the interests of Christians in Jerusalem ; establishment of the [[Western Rite]] Monastery of Saint Mary in Jerusalem.   
 
*800 Ambassadors of Caliph Harunu al-Rashid give keys to the [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)|Holy Sepulchre]] to Charlemagne, acknowledging some Frankish control over the interests of Christians in Jerusalem ; establishment of the [[Western Rite]] Monastery of Saint Mary in Jerusalem.   

Revision as of 02:58, May 27, 2009

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The purpose of this article will be to list the date of the REPOSE for every saint listed in OrthodoxWiki and the Eastern Orthodox calendar - in chronological order.


Proposed Table of Contents:

New Testament Era

Apostolic Era (33-100)

First Century (101-200)

Second Century (201-300)

  • 202 Martyrdom of Haralampus of Magnesia
  • 202-210 (5th) Persecution of Christians under Emperor Septimius Severus (193-211)
  • ca. 209 Martyrdom of Alban in Britain.
  • 225 Death of Tertullian
  • 235-238 (6th) Persecution of Christians under Emperor Maximinus Thrax; Martyrdom of Hippolytus of Rome
  • 249-251 (7th) Persecution of Christians under Emperor Decius.
  • 257-260 (8th) Persecution of Christians under Emperor Valerian (253-260).
  • 258 Martyrdom of Cyprian of Carthage.
  • 270 Death of Gregory the Wonderworker
  • 284 Martyrdom of Cosmas and Damian, Andrew Stratelates and 2,593 soldiers with him in Cilicia.

Third Century (301-400)

Fourth century (401-500)

Fifth centuy (501-600)


Sixth century (601-700)

Sevent century (701-800)


Sixth

Seventh

Eighth

Nineth

Tenth

Eleventh

Twelveth

Thirteenth

Fourteenth

Fifteenth

Sixteenth

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