Christian Era
Anno Domini period
The Christian Era is the system of numbering years from the traditionally calculated birth of Jesus Christ—the same timeline marked by AD (Anno Domini) and CE (Common Era).
The term emphasizes the religious origin of this dating system: The Christian Era began over two thousand years ago.
It contrasts with other calendrical traditions like the Jewish or Islamic eras.
Era after year one
- Anno DominiYears since Christ's birth
- B.C.Pre-Christian year notation
- GregorianNamed for a pope
- JulianRelating to a famous Roman
calendar · dates · timeline · centuries · decades · millennium · epoch · periodization
Europe's feudal millennium
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
medieval · Western civilization · Byzantine · colonialism · empires · crusades · monasticism · scholasticism
Christian faith's divine son
- BibleChristian sacred writings
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- GospelChristian salvation teaching
- theologyStudy of the divine
salvation · faith · doctrine · apostolic · evangelism · missionary · Christianization · sacrament
A.D.
Era after year one
- Anno DominiYears since Christ's birth
- B.C.Pre-Christian year notation
- GregorianNamed for a pope
Julian · calendar · dates · timeline · centuries · decades · millennium · epoch · periodization · chronological
Middle Ages
Europe's feudal millennium
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
antiquity · medieval · Western civilization · Byzantine · colonialism · empires · crusades · monasticism · scholasticism · cathedrals
Jesus
Christian faith's divine son
theology · salvation · faith · doctrine · apostolic · evangelism · missionary · Christianization · sacrament · liturgy
Christian EraBC
Pre-Christian year marker
BCE · Jewish calendar · Hebrew calendar · Islamic calendar · Hindu calendar
Christian, Christ, era, eras, Christendom, Christianity, Christianize, christen, christening