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New Testament Era (1-30)

Since the deaths of many of the biblical personalities can not be traced, for the purposes of the New Testament era, we will list the chronological appearance of these same personalities, as they are documented in the Scripture.

• 12 Tiberius I, stepson of Augustus, became emperor of Rome
• 25-26 c, Death of Joseph the Betrothed ^[1]
• 27 c, John the Baptist ^[2] begins his ministry including the Baptism of Christ
• 27-30 c, Three year ministry of Christ ^[3]
• 28 c, John the Baptist is executed by Herod Antipas ^[4]
• 30 c, Other events: First death of Lazarus; Dismas the thief crucified on Golgotha Hill outside Jerusalem alongside Christ, the first to enter heaven (Luke 23:43); Judas Iscariot hangs himself.

30 Death and Resurrection of Lord Jesus Christ the Son of God. ^[5]

Apostolic Era (30-100)

The Apostolic period can begin with the death of Christ, or from the Day of Pentecost, and ends with the Apostle John and covers about seventy years.

• 31 Protomartyr of christianity Apostle Stephen delivers a speech before the Sanhedrin (Acts 6:8-8:1) and is stoned to death December 27.

After the Ascension of the Saviour to Heaven, the Apostles preach the Good News to various parts of the world:

Apostle Thaddeus preaches to Syria and Mesopotamia. He preaches the Gospel to Edessa and converts King Abgar.

• 34 Death of Philip, tetrach of Iturea; Apostle Nikanor the deacon (Acts 6:1-6), d. July 28

• 35 Ignatius of Antioch born?
• 35-44 c, The Dormition ^[6] of the Theotokos, the Mother of Christ, August 15.

• 44 Agrippa I beheads Apostle James (son of Zebedee and brother of John), July 25; c, Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy (not Judas), Bp. of Edessa, August 21.

Agrippa I is eaten by worms and dies.

• 50 Gamaliel ^[7], teacher of the Apostle Paul dies.
• 52 First Apostolic Council takes place in Jerusalem.
• 53 c. Hierotheus of Athens^[8] baptised by the Apostle Paul
• 54 Claudius dies, probably poisoned. Apostle Stachys, of the Seventy, 2nd Bishop of Byzantium (Constantinople), October 31.
• 59 c, Probus, bishop of Verona in Italy, January 12 ^{citation needed}
• 60-62 c, Apostle Andrew, ^[9] 1st bishop of Byzantium (Constantinople), November 30
• 60-63 c, Second death of Lazarus, Bishop of Kittium.
• 60 Saints Aristarchos, Pudens (2 Tim. 4:21), and Trophimos, the Apostles of the Seventy, April 14.
• 61 c, Apostle Barnabas, founder of the Church of Cyprus, traditionally thought to have been martyred in Salamis.
• 62 Porcius Festus dies.; Apostle James, the brother of the Lord and first bishop of Jerusalem, is stoned to death at the instigation of the Sanhedrin, during the short interval between Porcius Festus and Albinus ^[10].
• 63 Apostle Matthias August 9, stoned to death at the instigation of the Sanhedrin, Jerusalem.
• 64 Clateus, bishop of Brescia in Italy murdered under Nero, June 4; c, 64-67 Peter, son of Jonah and founder of the Church of Antioch, martyred head downwards, June 29; First Martyrs of Rome, falsely charged by Nero, June 30 ^[11].
• 65 Torpes, martyr in Pisa, Italy under Nero April 29.
• 66 Evellius, advisor of Nero, converted to Christ on witnessing the patience of the martyrs and then himself martyred in Pisa, Italy, May 11; Hermagoras and Fortunatus, according to tradition, Hermagoras was a disciple of Apostle Mark and was consecrated Bishop of Auileia in Italy. He and his deacon Fortunatus were beheaded under Nero, July 12; Priscus, 1st bishop of Capua, Italy sent by Apostle Peter, martyred under Nero, September 1; Photine of Samaria, Anatole, Photo, Photis, Paraskeve, Kyriake, Photinos and Joses and the Duke Sebastianos, martyred under Emperor Nero.
• 67 c, Paul, founder of the Church of Rome, beheaded in Rome;
• 68 Apostle Onesimus of the Seventy, 3rd bishop of Byzantium (Constantinople), February 15; Anastasia and Basilissa, martyrs in Rome ^[12] April 15.
• 69 Domnina and companions, ^[13] April 14.
• 70 the Roman emperor Titus captures and destroys Jerusalem. The Romans demolish the Jewish temple and under difficult conditions the Christians emigrate in Pella in the east bank of Jordan river.
• 76 Linus, ^[14] 1st bishop of Rome and disciple of Apostle Paul January 4.
• 78 Apollinaris, 1st Bp. of Ravenna, suffered persecution under Emperor Vespasian July 23; Candida the Elder, ^[15] September 4.
• 80 Perpetua, ^[16] August 4.
• 84 c, Apostle Luke near Boeotia, Greece [[ ]] ^[17]; after the death of Apostle Luke, Ananias transfers the Panagia Soumela icon painted by Luke to Athens where it is venerated as the "Panagia Athiniotissa".

• 88 Anacletus, 2nd bishop of Rome.
• 89 Polucarpus I, bishop of Byzantium (Constantinople).

90-96 (2nd) Persection of Christians under Emperor Domitian

• 90 Onesimus, ^[18] February 16; Birillus, bishop of Catania (Sicily), ^[19] March 21; Romulus and companions, ^[20] July 6; Nicomedes, ^[21] September 15; Rufus of Rome, ^[22] November 21.
• 92 Mark of Galilee, ^[23] 1st bishop of Abruzzi (Italy), April 28.
• 96 Martyrdom of Dionysius the Areopagite of the Seventy; Flavius Clemens, ^[24] beheaded by his nephew Domitian, June 22.
• 98 Melyos, 3rd bishop of Alexandria, September 12; Clement, ^[25] 3rd bishop of Rome, November 25.
• 99 Maro, Eutyches and Victorinus, ^[26], martyred under Trajan, April 15.
• 100 Nereus and Achilleus, ^[27] beheaded in Terracina (Italy), May 12; Geruntius of Italica, bishop of Talco (Italica, near Seville) and martyr ^[28] August 25; Prosdocimus, 1st bishop of Padua in Italy, November 7;

100 Death ^[29] of St. John the Theologian in Ephesus.

First Century unknown dates

• Apostle Titus, Bp. of Crete (ordained by Paul), died peacefully 97 y.o., August 25.
• Apostle Zenas, Bp. of Diospolis (or Lydda) in Palestine, September 27. ^[30]
• Hierotheus of Athens, martyrs death late in the first century, October 4.
• The second Holy-unmercenaries and relatives of the Holy Apostle Paul, Zenaida and Philonilla of Tarsus in Cilicia, October 11.

Close of the Apostolic Age

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