Church history
After the Bible
From the first Christians to the Church of today.
What happened after the Acts of the Apostles?
One connected story
This area is Church history, not Scripture. Biblical people are in People of the Bible; here every statement says whether it comes from early Christian sources, history, tradition or interpretation.
The Early Church
The generation after the apostles — and who knew whom
Fathers of the Church
The great teachers of the first centuries
Councils that shaped Christianity
From Jerusalem to Vatican II
Saints
Martyrs, mystics, missionaries — by country, century and type
Doctors of the Church
What the titles mean, and the 37 Doctors
Ways of living the faith
Religious orders and other institutions
The Popes
From Peter to today, era by era
Church history timeline
From Pentecost to today
- Scripture
- Catechism
- Church teaching
- Private revelation
- Tradition
- Early Christian source
- Historical context
- Interpretation
- Popular devotion