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A broad overview of various Christian groups including a historical context. See also Christianity by country , Islam by country , Judaism by country , Protestantism by country , Commons:Category:Religion maps of the world
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
The history of Christianity begins with the ministry of Jesus, a Jewish teacher and healer, who was crucified and died c. AD 30–33 in Jerusalem in the Roman province of Judea. Afterwards, his followers, a set of apocalyptic Jews, proclaimed him risen from the dead .
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 ...
Map of the Roman Empire with the distribution of Christian congregations of the first three centuries AD. The growth of Early Christianity from its obscure origin c. AD 40, with fewer than 1,000 followers, to being the majority religion of the entire Roman Empire by AD 400, has been examined through a wide variety of historiographical approaches.
Christian books, including many editions of the Bible, often have maps of the Holy Land (considered to be Galilee, Samaria, and Judea). For instance, the Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae (lit. ' Travel book through Holy Scripture ') of Heinrich Bünting (1545–1606), a German Protestant pastor, featured such a map. [24]
"It will force us to turn back the history of Christianity in Frankfurt and far beyond by around 50 to 100 years. The first Christian find north of the Alps comes from our city: we can be proud of ...
Christendom: a Short History of Christianity and Its Impact on Western Civilization, in series, Harper Colophon Books. New York: Harper & Row. 2 vol., ill. Molland, Einar (1959) Christendom: the Christian churches, their doctrines, constitutional forms and ways of worship.