Gregory IX reigned between 1227 and 1241 where he can be found on the Biblical Timeline with World History. He was a controversial figure in papal history because of his part in the Inquisition against religious movements he considered as heretical. The pope also had a hard relationship with the Holy Roman Emperor and King […]
Alphabetical Index to Bible Timeline
This is the Alphabetical Index that provides articles to explain the Bible Timeline
Nicholas II
Nicholas II (born Gerard de Bourgogne or Gerard of Burgundy) served as the canon of Liege in his youth and was appointed as Bishop of Florence in 1046. He is recorded on the Biblical Timeline Chart with World History during 1059 AD. When Pope Stephen X (IX) died on the 19th of March, 1058, the […]
Toulouse, Council of
The Council of Toulouse was held in 1229 in response to the Albigensian heresy that rose in France where it is recorded on the Biblical Timeline with World History. The Council decreed that the common people (those who were not priests) should not read unauthorized copies of the Bible. [This article continues after a message […]
Victor IV, Antipope
The Antipope Victor IV started his reign in 1159 (where he is recorded on the Bible Timeline Poster with World History) and ended it upon his death in 1162. Some parts of Western Europe and the Roman Catholic Church went through upheavals during his 5-year reign as pope. [This article continues after a message from […]
Clement II
Pope Clement II Suidger was born from an aristocratic Saxon family and the second German to become Pope in 1046 AD. He was the son of Count Konrad of Morsleben and Hornburg by a woman named Amulrad. Little is known about his early life apart from this tidbit of family background. Clement started a life […]
Alexander III
Pope Alexander III started his turbulent reign as Roman Pontiff in 1159 and ended it in 1181 where he is recorded on the Bible Timeline Chart with World History. He had to deal with the powerful Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and the antipopes who rose during his reign. [This article continues after a message […]
Adrian IV
Pope Pope Adrian IV reigned as pope from 1154 until 1159 which is where he is recorded on the Biblical Timeline Poster with World History. His short reign was stormy as he started it right in the middle of the conflict between the Norman King William of Sicily and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa of […]
Sylvester II
Early Life Pope Sylvester II was born in or near the town of Aurillac in Western Francia around 945/946. He is recorded on the Biblical Timeline Chart with World History at 1003 AD.The boy was the son of a commoner named Agilbert, a native of Aquitaine, and he named his son Gerbert upon his birth. […]
Mongols Embrace Islam
The Mongols practiced shamanism in their homeland, but they were also tolerant of other religions. In fact, many of them practiced Nestorian Christianity, Buddhism, and Taoism in the past. The great Genghis Khan’s conquest of Central Asia and Iran opened the door for their conversion to Islam. The Mongols later embraced Islam when they pushed […]
Caliphate at Baghdad Destroyed 1258
The Abbasid caliphate that thrived in Baghdad for three-hundred years was destroyed by the Mongols led by Hulagu Khan in 1258 which is where it is recorded on the Biblical Timeline Chart with World History. Many people were killed during the Siege of Baghdad, and it took several years before the city recovered. [This article […]