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Mainstream Greek religion appears to have developed out of Proto-Indo-European religion and although very little is known about the earliest periods there are suggestive hints that some local elements go back even further than the Bronze Age or Helladic period to the farmers of Neolithic Greece.
The bulk of the human religious experience pre-dates written history, which is roughly 70,000 years old. [1] A lack of written records results in most of the knowledge of pre-historic religion being derived from archaeological records and other indirect sources, and from suppositions. Much pre-historic religion is subject to continued debate.
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 ...
Religion in ancient Greece [ edit ] Zeus , king of the Olympian Gods The Muses Clio , Euterpe , and Thalia , the inspirational Goddesses of literature, science, and the arts in Greek mythology (by Eustache Le Sueur , oil on panel, c. 1650s ) A votive plaque known as the Ninnion Tablet depicting elements of the Eleusinian Mysteries , discovered ...
This is a timeline of ancient Greece from its emergence around 800 BC to its subjection to the Roman Empire in 146 BC. For earlier times, see Greek Dark Ages, Aegean civilizations and Mycenaean Greece. For later times see Roman Greece, Byzantine Empire and Ottoman Greece. For modern Greece after 1820, see Timeline of modern Greek history.
Since the schism occurring as a result of the political and Christological controversies at the Council of Chalcedon (451), the Greek Orthodox have liturgically been Greek-speaking. After the Arab conquest of North Africa in the 7th century the Orthodox were a minority even among Christians, and remained small for centuries.
Timeline of Eastern Orthodoxy in Greece (33–717) Timeline of Eastern Orthodoxy in Greece (717–1204) Timeline of Eastern Orthodoxy in Greece (1204–1453)
The Church of Greece, a member of the Eastern Orthodox Communion, is accorded the status of "prevailing religion" in Greece's constitution. Since 1850, Greek Orthodoxy within Greece is handled by the Church. [5] Its members comprise between 88% [6] and 95–98% [7] [8] of the population, the most recent Pew report gave a percentage of 81% as ...