1138 A.D.
Conrad III, King of Germany, is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Innocent II
1462 A.D.
The first bible manuscript is put on the press - the Gutenberg press. From this time on, not only would everyone be able to hear the word, but see the word. However, when the word was changed by those who thought they knew better, the road led away from Rome and division was the result
1493 A.D.
Christopher Columbus leaves Lisbon, Portugal
1516 A.D.
Charles of Hapsburg is coronated as the King of Spain by Pope Leo X
1615 A.D.
Pope Innocent XII was born of aristocratic parents near Spanazzola, Italy
1009 A.D.
Death of Saint Boniface, Apostle of Germany
1313 A.D.
The Scots retake Edinburgh Castle from the English
1558 A.D.
King Ferdinand of Spain assumes the title of Emperor without being crowned by Pope Paul IV because of the pontiff's alignment with Spain's bitter enemy France
459 A.D.
Attila the Hun, the Scourge of Rome who was turned away at the gates of Rome when he met face to face with Pope Leo the Great, dies
933 A.D.
King Henry V of Germany, husband of Saint Matilda, defeats the Magyars opening more regions to receive the Holy Faith
1147 A.D.
During the Second Crusade, King Alphonso I of Portugal captures the Moors fortress at Santarem to preserve the Holy Catholic Church in the southern regions in the West
1330 A.D.
Azzone Visconti, aligned with the antipope Nicholas V wrests control in Milan despite the protests of Pope John XXII
1493 A.D.
Christopher Columbus returns to Spain from Hispaniola
1561 A.D.
The Portuguese envoy and missionary to the Munhumutapa in southeast Africa Father da Silveira is martyred