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364 – Rome returns to Christianity, specifically the Arian Church; c. 364 – Vandals (Arian Church) 376 – Goths and Gepids (Arian Church) 380 – Rome goes from Arian to Catholic/Orthodox (both terms are used refer to the same Church until 1054) 411 – Kingdom of Burgundy (Nicene Church) c. 420 – Najran (Nicene Church) 448 – Suebi ...
Icon of Apostle Paul, Apostle of Greece and Cyprus.. c. 45–46 Apostle Paul ' s mission to Cyprus, where he converts proconsul Quintus Sergius Paullus. [19]c. 49 Paul's mission to Philippi, Thessaloniki and Veria; [20] [21] Lydia of Thyatira becomes the first convert to Christianity in Europe after hearing Paul's words in Philippi proclaiming the Gospel of Christ during his second missionary ...
As Christianity spread throughout the Hellenic world, an increasing number of church leaders were educated in Greek philosophy. The dominant philosophical traditions of the Greco-Roman world then were Stoicism , Platonism , Epicureanism , and, to a lesser extent, the skeptic traditions of Pyrrhonism and Academic Skepticism .
Armenia became the first state to adopt Christianity as its religion in 301. It was followed by others in the Caucasus, such as Albania , and Ethiopia and Eritrea in Africa. [ 132 ] [ 133 ] [ 134 ] Christianity, a minority faith in Britain since the second century, [ 135 ] began to be displaced by Anglo-Saxon paganism in the fifth century ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 January 2025. Second-largest Christian church This article is about the Eastern Orthodox Church as an institution. For its religion, doctrine and tradition, see Eastern Orthodoxy. For other uses of "Orthodox Church", see Orthodox Church (disambiguation). For other uses of "Greek Orthodox", see Greek ...
Greek Orthodox Church (Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία, Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía, IPA: [elinorˈθoðoksi ekliˈsia]) is a term that can refer to any one of three classes of Christian churches, each associated in some way with Greek Christianity, Levantine Arabic-speaking Christians or more broadly the rite used in the Eastern Roman Empire.
Greece has become the first majority-Orthodox Christian nation to legalize same-sex marriage under civil law. ... as did Greece in 2015 before upgrading to this ... a Washington-based think tank ...
301 – Armenia is the first kingdom in history to adopt Christianity as state religion 303–312 Diocletian's Massacre of Christians, includes burning of scriptures ( EH 8.2 ) 303 Saint George , patron saint of Georgia, England and other states