Pope Hygenus was the first bishop of Rome that took the title, 154 Leo I. elected May 10, 440; died, 461 -the pope's supremacy over the Christian church first established by Boniface III. 607 Pope Stephen III. was the first who was carried to the Lateran on men's shoulders, 752 -the pope's temporal grandeur commenced, 755 - Sergius II. was the first pope that changed his name on his election, 844 -John XIX. a layman, made pope by dint of money, 1024 -the first pope that kept an army was Leo IX. 1054 - their assumed authority carried to such excesses as to excommunicate and depose sovereigns, and to claim the presentations of all church benefices, by Gregory VII. and his successors, from 1073 to 1500 Pope Gregory obliged Henry IV. emperor of Germany, to stand three days, in the depth of winter, bare-footed, at his castle-gate, to implore his pardon, 1077 - pope's legate to England caught in bed with a common prostitute, 1125 *He had passed several rigorous canons against married priests - Pope Celestine III. kicked the emperor Henry IV.'s crown off his head, while kneeling, to show his prerogative of making and unmaking kings, 1191 the pope's authority first introduced into England, 1079 abrogated by parliament, 1534 the pope demanded an annual sum for every cathedral and monastery in Christendom, but the demand was refused, 1226 -collected the tenths of the whole kingdom of England, 1226 -residence of the pope removed to Avignon, where it continued 70 years, 1308 their demand on England refused by parliament, 1363 three at one time all pretending to infallibility, in 1414 -Leo X. made a cardinal at 14 years old; elected pope, March 11, 1513, aged 36; died, 1521 Religions (numbers professing the different) Malte-Brun. Christianity 228,000,000 Pope Clement VII.began to reign, who brought pluralities to their consummation, making his nephew, Hippolito, Cardinal de Medicis, commendatory universal, granting to him all the vacant benefices in the world, for six months, and appointing him usu-fructuary from the first day of his possession, 1523 Rome sacked, and Clement imprisoned, 1527 moved their residence to Avignon, 1531 the Lord Pope struck out of all English books, 1541 kissing the pope's toe, and some other ridiculous ceremonies abolished, and the order of Jesuits suppressed by the late Pope Clement XIV. 1773 visited Vienna to solicit the emperor in favour of the church, March, 1782 suppressed monasteries, 1782 destitute of all political influence in Europe, 1787 burnt in effigy in Paris, May 4, 1791 -made submission to the French republic, 1796 - expelled Rome, Feb. 15, 1798. (See Pope, under MEMORABLE EVENTS) Praying toward the East first ordained by the pope, 532 Presbyterian church, the first erected in England, was at Wandsworth, in Surrey, Nov. 20, 1572 Prostration at the elevation of the Host ordained, 1201 Protestants (a congregation of Spanish), established in London, 1549 - great massacre of, in Paris, on St. Bartholomew's Eve, 1572 Judaism Mahometanism 110.000,000 120,105,000 96,000,000 REFORMATION began, 1330 - completed, 1547 Registers (parochial) first appointed, 1538 Religious houses dissolved in England by parliament, 1537 -in Germany, by the emperor Joseph, 1782 and 1785 Rosary, or beads, first used in Romish prayers, 1093 SABBATICAL year (the first), 1451 B.C. Scriptures ordered to be read in monasteries in Britain, 746 Septuagint said to have been found in a cask, 217 Shaving of priests first introduced, 169 Simon (St.) and Jude's festival first instituted, 1090 Singing in churches established, 67 Standing at the reading of the Gospel introduced, 406 Supremacy of the pope above the emperor introduced, 607 Surplices first used in churches, 316 TALMUD (the) made, 117 B.C. Tenths of church livings first collected in England, 1226 Thomas's (St.) festival instituted, 1130 Tithes given by Moses to the tribe of Levi, 1490 B.C. Tithes first granted to the church in England, 786 established by law by the lateran council, 1200 - first collected in England, 750 Transfiguration (festival of) first observed, 700 Transubstantiation opposed by the English church, about 1000 - received between 1000 and 1066 Trinity, the word first applied to the persons of the Godhead, 150 festival instituted, 835 Sunday appointed by Pope John, 1334 UNCTION (extreme) practised in the first century - in common use, 550 Uniformity took place in England, 1662 Unitarian chapel (the first) opened, March 17, 1774 VISITATION of the Virgin (festival of the) instituted, 1389 Vulgate edition of the Bible discovered, 218 WATER mixed with wine in the sacrament, first introduced, 122 Whitehall preachers appointed, March 17, 1724 Whitsuntide festival instituted, 813 Worshipping images introduced into England, 763 forbidden in Hungary, 1785 Bartholomites (sect of) founded at Genoa, 1307 suppressed by Pope Innocent X., 1650 Barnabites (foundation of), in France, 1533 Basil's (St.) began, 354 Baxterians began, 1648 Begging friars established in France, 1587 Beguines began, 1208 Benedictines founded, 548 Bethlehemites began, 1248 Bonhommes began, 1257 Celestines began, 1272 Chaplines began, 1248 DOMINICANS began, 1215 Dissenters from the Church of England first appeared in Queen Elizabeth's time Dunkers began, 1724 Deists. The first English Deistical writer was Lord Herbert, of Cherbury, who was born in 1581, and died 1648 FLAGELLANTES (the sect of) arose, 1259 GREY friars began, 1122 HERMITS began, 1257 revived, 1425 Holy Trinity began, 1211 80,000 massacred at the feast of Bar- 100,000 driven out of France in the reign of Louis XIV. Bohemian brethren (the sect of) began in Humbled began, 1164 Bohemian, 1467 Brigantines began, 1370 Brownists, sect began, 1600 CALVINISTS, Sect began, 1537 Capuchins began, 1525 Cardinals began, 853 red hats given them, 1242 the purple, 1464 the title of eminence, 1644 Carmelites began, 1141 Carmes established in France, 1254 Carthusians began, 1084 Hutchinsonians began, 1730 Jesuits' society began in France, May 5, | PELAGIAN Sect began, 382 1602 - Spain, 1767 Naples, 1768 Rome and Prussia, 1773 - order abolished, Aug. 17, 1773 in Prussia and other states, 1776 - revived in Russia, 1784 -restored in Rome and other states, 1814 - all monks of the order of, banished from St. Petersburgh, Jan. 2, 1816 Jesus (the sisters of) society began, 1626 Jumpers began, 1760 KIRK of Scotland began, 1561 first dissenters from, 1688 -seceders from, 1730 LOLLARDS began, 1315 Lutheran sect began, 1517 MAHOMETAN Sect begun, 622 Manichees' sect began, 343 Methodism commenced, 1734 Millinarians flourished, about 340 Minimes began, 1450 Penitent women began, 1494 Poor women began, 1212 Predestinarian sect began, 380 Protestants began, 1529 Puritans began, 1545 Publican sect came first to England, 1162 QUAKERS' sect began, 1650 REPENTANTS began, 1360 SACRAMENTARIANS began, 878 Sandemanians began, about 1728 Shakers began, 1774 Southcottonians, 1814 Swedenborgians' sect began, 1775 THEATINS founded, 1594 -established at Paris, 1644 Trappists, order of Monks solemnly installed at Port Ringeard, department of Mayenne, Jan. 21, 1815 Trinitarians (order of) instituted, 1198 UBIQUARIAN Sect began, 1540 Moravians, or Unitas Fratrum, appeared in Unitarians began, 1553 Minors began, 1009 Monks first associated, 328 Bohemia, 1457 in England, 1737 Ursulines established, 1198 Muggletonians (sprung from L. Muggleton, VALLEY began, 1218 ADMIRAL, the first in England, 1297 HONOUR. (high) the first in England, 1387 held by commission since Nov. 1709 Ediles first created at Rome, 971 B.C. Alcantara, order of knighthood, instituted, 1160 Alexander (St.) knighthood began in Russia, 1700 Aldermen of London first appointed, 1242 Almaranta, order of knighthood in Sweden, began, 1653 Andrew (St.) order of knighthood instituted in Scotland, 809 -renewed in Scotland, 1452, 1605 --in Russia, 1698 Angelic knights of St. George were instituted in Greece, 456 Anthony (St.) in Hainault, order of knighthood, began in Germany, 1382 in Ethiopia, 357 Annunciation order, instituted in Savoy, Bear, order of knighthood, began in Switzer |
