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In the 10th century, some 'Nestorian' Christian priests had visited Vietnam [the citation seems incorrect; Phu Xuan Ho's discussion is about the 20th century]. [3] The first Catholic missionaries visited Vietnam from Portugal and Spain in the 16th century.
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Protestantism was introduced in 1911 at Đà Nẵng by a Canadian missionary named Robert A. Jaffray.As part of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, over 100 missionaries were sent to Vietnam, assisting the faith's growth in the country.
A variant of the Lord's Prayer in Vietnamese (Kinh Thiên Chúa 經天主) written in chữ Nôm in the book, 聖教經願 Thánh giáo kinh nguyện. Vietnamese Hail Mary in chữ Nôm and chữ Quốc ngữ, late 18th century.
A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity, identified by traits such as a name, organization and doctrine.Individual bodies, however, may use alternative terms to describe themselves, such as church, convention, communion, assembly, house, union, network, or sometimes fellowship.
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The Communist Party of Vietnam officially promoted atheism and somewhat favored Mahayana Buddhism — the traditional religion of Vietnamese people, causing Roman Catholics and other Christians to be associated with the anti-communist South Vietnam region.
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, professing that Jesus was raised from the dead and is the Son of God, [7] [8] [9] [note 2] whose coming as the Messiah was prophesied in the Hebrew Bible (called the Old Testament in Christianity) and chronicled in the New Testament.