IMPORTANT EVENTS IN CHURCH HISTORY THE AGE OF JESUS AND THE APOSTLES 30 Crucifixion of Jesus; Pentecost 35 Stephen martyred; Paul converted 46 Paul begins missionary journeys 48 Council of Jerusalem 57 Paul’s Letter to the Romans 64 Fire of Rome; Nero launches persecutions 65 Peter and Paul executed THE AGE OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY 70 Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus 110 Ignatius of Antioch martyred 150 Justin Martyr dedicates his First Apology 155 Polycarp martyred 172 Montanist movement