The Romans

True World Religion


270: Death of Gregory Thaumaturgus, Christian leader in Pontus. It was said that when Gregory became "bishop" there were only 17 Christians in Pontus while at his death thirty years later there were only 17 non-Christians.
280: First rural churches emerge in northern Italy; Christianity is no longer exclusively in urban areas.
300: An estimated 10% of the world's population is now Christian; parts of the Bible are available in 10 different languages.
304: Armenia accepts Christianity as state religion.
337: Emperor Constantine baptized shortly before his death.
370: Wulfila translates the Bible into Gothic, the first Bible translation done specifically for missionary purposes.
378: Jerome writes, "From India to Britain, all nations resound with the death and resurrection of Christ."
380: Roman Emperor Theodosius I makes Christianity the official state religion.
382: Jerome is commissioned to translate the Gospels (and subsequently the whole Bible) into Latin.
386: Augustine of Hippo converted