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The '''history of Christianity''' concerns the history of the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[religion]] and the [[Christian Church|Church]], from the Apostles to contemporary times. Christianity is the [[monotheism#Christian view|monotheistic]] religion which considers itself based on the revelation of [[Jesus]] Christ. "The Church" is understood theologically as the institution founded by Jesus for the salvation of mankind. | The '''history of Christianity''' concerns the history of the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[religion]] and the [[Christian Church|Church]], from the Apostles to contemporary times. Christianity is the [[monotheism#Christian view|monotheistic]] religion which considers itself based on the revelation of [[Jesus]] Christ. "The Church" is understood theologically as the institution founded by Jesus for the salvation of mankind. | ||
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The history of Christianity concerns the history of the Christian religion and the Church, from the Apostles to contemporary times. Christianity is the monotheistic religion which considers itself based on the revelation of Jesus Christ. "The Church" is understood theologically as the institution founded by Jesus for the salvation of mankind.
Christianity began in the 1st century AD as a Jewish sect. It spread throughout the Greco-Roman world, originally persecuted though it would become the official religion of the Roman empire. In the Middle Ages it would spread beyond the old imperial borders to Northern Europe and Russia. During the Age of Exploration Christianity would spread to all parts of the world until today, when it is the world's largest religion.[1]
Throughout its history, the religion weathered schisms and theological disputes that have resulted in the development of three main branches: Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism.
- ↑ Adherents.com, Religions by Adherents
