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*538 Emperor [[Justinian the Great]], via deportations and force, manages to get [[Pentarchy|all five patriarchates]] officially into communion.
*540 Bulgar raids into Illyricum and northern Greece.
*543 Doctrine of [[apokatastasis]] condemned by Synod of Constantinople; [[Justinian the Great]] sends [[missionaries ]] to Nubia (the three kingdoms of Nobatia/Novatia, Alodia/Alwa, and Makuria).
*544 According to tradition. the [[Image Not-made-by-hands|Mandylion]] of Edessa destroys Persian siege works.
[[Image:Justinian Byzanz.JPG|right|thumb|220px|The Byzantine Empire during its greatest territorial extent under Justinian. ca.550.]]
*565-66 Completion of the mosaic of the [[Transfiguration]] in [[apse]] of the Church of the Mother of God on Mt. Sinai.
*565-78 The [[Cherubic Hymn]] was added to the [[Divine Liturgy]] by Emperor [[Justin II]].
*566 Bp. Longinus sent from Constantinople to Nubia as [[missionary]].
*568 Exarchate of [[Ravenna]] established, to 752, a Greek imperial outpost and place of contact with the Latin west.
*575 The ''Chronographia (Χρονογραφία)'' of [[w:John Malalas|John Malalas]] in 18 books, chronicles the years from creation to 563 AD.
*864 Baptism of Prince [[Boris I of Bulgaria]]; [[Synaxis]] of the [[Theotokos]] in Miasena in memory of the return of her icon.
[[Image:ByzantineEmpire 867AD.JPG|right|thumb|220px|Byzantine Empire, ca. 867 AD.]]
*867 Council in Constantinople held, presided over by [[Photius the Great|Photius]], which anathematizes Pope [[Nicholas I of Rome]] for his attacks on work of Greek [[missionaries ]] in Bulgaria and use by papal missionaries of [[Filioque]]; Pope Nicholas dies before hearing news of excommunication; [[Basil the Macedonian]] has Emperor [[Michael III the Amorian|Michael III]] murdered and usurps Imperial throne, reinstating Ignatius as patriarch of Constantinople.
*867 Death of [[Kassiani the Hymnographer|Kassiani]], Greek-Byzantine poet and hymnographer, who composed the ''[[Hymn of Kassiani]]'', chanted during [[Holy Week]] on Holy Wednesday.
*869-870 [[Robber Council of 869-870]] held, deposing [[Photius the Great]] from the Constantinopolitan see and putting the rival claimant Ignatius on the throne, declaring itself to be the "Eighth Ecumenical Council."
*1959 Death of Blessed Elder [[Joseph (Spilaiotis)]] the [[Hesychast]].
[[Image:Elder Ieronymos Patmos.jpg|right|thumb|210px|Elder [[Ieronymos of Aegina|Ieronymos (Apostolides) of Aegina]].]]
*1960 Death of [[Anthimos Anthimus of Chios]].
*1961 Glorification of [[Nektarios of Pentapolis]] (+1920).
*1962-68 The 12-Volume ''"Religious and Ethical Encyclopedia"'' (''[http://el.orthodoxwiki.org/%CE%98%CF%81%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%BA%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9_%CE%97%CE%B8%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%95%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%85%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1 Θρησκευτική και Ηθική Εγκυκλοπαίδεια]'',''ΘΗΕ'') is compiled as a joint effort between academics, university scholars and other contributors.
*1970 Death of [[Amphilochios (Makris)]] of Patmos.
*1971 [[Theological School of Halki|Halki Seminary]], Orthodoxy's most prominent theological school, is closed by Turkish authorities breaching Article 40 of the Lausanne Treaty and Article 24 of the Turkish Constitution which both guarantee religious freedom and education; the island of [[Metropolis of Syros, Tinos, Andros, Kea, and Milos|Tinos]] is proclaimed sacred by an act of parliament in 1971.<ref>Helena Smith. ''VISIONS OF THE VIRGIN FILL GREEK SKIES.'' The Guardian (London). August 17, 1992. p.7.</ref><ref name=EVYCOMP>Evy Johanne Haland. ''From the Ritual Year of the Miraculous Icon on the Greek Island of Tinos to the Wider Mediterranean.'' '''Comparative Civilizations Review'''. No. 63, Fall 2010. p.19.</ref><ref group="note">The discovery of the [[icon]] just as the [[w:Greek War of Independence|War of Independence]] against the Turks got under way was regarded as an omen and proof that [[God]] had willed the liberation of Greece.</ref> the [[Church of Greece]] designated Pelagia of Tinos (†1834) a saint on September 11.<ref name=EVYCOMP/>
*1972 [[w:Ecclesiastical coup|Ecclesiastical coup in Cyprus]] fails to remove Makarios from the Presidency; death of [[missionary ]] [[Archimandrite]] [[Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos]], having laboured to spread the Orthodox faith in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Congo; on November 28, the [[Church of Greece]] reaffirmed its 1933 ban on [[w:Freemasonry|Freemasonry]], declaring and proclaiming that Freemasonry is a proven [[w:mystery religion|mystery religion]].<ref name=ZORZOS/><ref group="note">The 1933 decision of the Bishops of the [[Church of Greece]] was renewed with a new act, issued on the 28th of November 1972. Hence, the Hierarchy: "adheres strictly to the provisions in the act relating to Freemasonry. It is declared and proclaimed that Freemasonry is a proven [[w:mystery religion|mystery religion]], a projection of the old [[w:pagan religion|pagan religions]], most foreign and contrary to the revealed salvific truth of our Holy Church. It is declared categorically that the status of a person who is a Mason in whatever form, is incompatible with the status of a Christian member of the [[Body of Christ]]."</ref>
*1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Turkish forces advance capturing the 37% of the island, 3,000 are killed or missing, 200,000 become refugees; the Monarchy is voted out by a plebiscite vote of 69%.