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Church History Videos
You can find the links to all the videos below, and we will update them as we produce new ones. We release a new video every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so stay tuned for more. These videos will be available here indefinitely, so you can always revisit them whenever you want. Just click the links below. You can also find these videos on YouTube and Facebook.
Complete Overview of Catholic Church History for Children
video series with printable timeline and summaries!
Catholic Church history is a vast and complex subject, but some events stand out as more significant than others. These seismic events mark the beginning and end of different eras in Church history.
This series of 162 videos, with printable summaries and questions, explores these seismic events and the eras they created. The videos divide Church history into seven major eras, from the Gospels to 1945, and provide a global and historical context with engaging stories and vivid imagery.
To make learning more fun and interactive, we have included a 7-page expanded timeline (included in the supplemental package). You can cut and paste the important people and events, and color the different time periods. This will help you remember the main movements of Church history and how they connect to the smaller events. You will also see the patterns and links between different eras more clearly.
This overview provides a comprehensive and solid foundation for learning Church history. It will make the smaller events easier to understand and appreciate in their context, rather than zooming in on a single event without seeing the whole picture.
Topic #1 - Our Lord Founds the Church
Topic #2 - The Council of Jerusalem
Topic #3 - St. Paul's Missions
Topic #4 - St. Peter the First Pope
Topic #5 - Ancient Roman World
Topic #6 - Nero's Persecution
Topic #7 - Destruction of the Temple
Topic #8 - Overview of Roman Empire
Topic #9 - 10 Roman Persecutions
Topic #10 - Diocletian's Persecution
Topic #11 - St. Helena
Topic #12 - Constantine
Topic #13 - Constantine's Conversion
Topic #14 - Roman Martyrs - Part 1
Topic #15 - Persecution of Desius
Topic #16 - St. Ignatius & St. John
Topic #17 -Roman Martyrs - Part 2
Topic #18 -Edict of MIlan
Topic #19 -Building Churches
Topic #20 -Finding the True Cross
Topic #21 -Arch-heretics
Topic #22 -Church Fathers
Topic #23 -Julian the Apostate
Topic #24 -Conversion of Clovis
Topic #25 -Arius and Arianism
Topic #26 -Council of Nicaea
Topic #27 -Arian Roman Emperors
Topic #28 -St. Athanasius
Topic #29 -St. Augustine
Topic #30 -Barbarian Threats
Topic #31 -Division of the Roman Empire
Topic #32 -Founding of Constantinople
Topic #33 -Conversion of the Franks
Topic #34 -Early Church Councils
Topic #35 -Emperor Theodosius
Topic #36 -Barbarian Invasions
Topic #37 -Roman Empire vs. HRE
Topic #38 -Fall of Rome
Topic #39 -Pope St. Gregory the Great
Topic #40 -The Anchorites
Topic #41 -St. Benedict
Topic #42 -Founding of Islam
Topic #43 -Byzantine Islamic Wars
Topic #44 -Byzantine Emperor Justinian
Topic #45 -Pope St. Leo the Great
Topic #46 -Viking Raiders
Topic #47 -Charles Martel
Topic #48 -Charlemagne
Topic #49 -Donation of Pepin
Topic #50 -Holy Roman Empire
Topic #51 -Iconoclasm
Topic #52 -Papacy and the Byzantines
Topic #53 -Byzantine Rule of Italy
Topic #54 -Merovingians and Carolingians
Topic #55 -Otto and Battle of Lechfeld
Topic #56 - Byzantine/HRE Relationship
Topic #57 - Middle Age Saint Kings
Topic #58 - Norman Conquest/England
Topic #59 - Battle of Manzikert
Topic #62 - Irish Rechatechize
Topic #64 - The Second Crusade
Topic #66 - The Fourth Crusade
Topic #70 - St. Thomas Aquinas
Topic #72 - Sts. Cyril and Methodius
Topic #75 - Investiture Controversy
Topic #76 - Albingensian Crusade
Topic #77 - Transubstantiation
Topic #80 - The Hundred Years War
Topic #81 - The Avignon Papacy
Topic #83 - First Council of Lyon
Topic #86 - Fall of Constantinople
Topic #91 - St. Simon Stock/Scapular
Topic #95 - St. Francis De Sales
Topic #96 - St. Barth. Day Massacre
Topic #103 - Franco-Ottoman Alliance
Topic #106 - Battle of Lepanto
Topic #109 - The Gregorian Calendar
Topic #111 - The Battle of Vienna
Topic #112 - Austrian Ottoman Wars
Topic #116 - Queen Elizabeth I
Topic #117 - Calvinism in Scotland
Topic #118 - Peace of Westphalia
Topic #119 - Counter Reformation
Topic #120 - Later Protestant Leaders
Topic #121 - French in America
Topic #122 - Spanish in America
Topic #124 - Fransisco Pizarro
Topic #126 - Cromwell and Penal Laws
Topic #127 - French Revolution Part 1
Topic #128 - French Revolution Part 2
Topic #132 - Our Lady of Lourdes
Topic #133 - Our Lady of LaSalette
Topic #134 - Our Lady Miraculous Medal
Topic #135 - Our Lady of Pontmain
Topic #136 - Spoliation of Papal States
Topic #138 - Restoration of French King
Topic #139 - Catholic Immigration
Topic #140 - Irish Potato Famine
Topic #141 - British Colonization
Topic #142 - The Oxford Movement
Topic #148 - Diocese of Baltimore
Topic #149 - Immaculate Conception
Topic #150 - Syllabus of Errors
Topic #151 - The Great Depression
Topic #152 - The Roaring Twenties
Topic #153 - First Vatican Council
Topic #154 - The Lateran Treaty
Topic #156 - Spanish Civil War
Topic #160 - Ecumenical Movement