+In 1900 when American Missionaries arrived Philippines, they brought and introduced The Bible and preached Christianity!
In 1905, Tagalog Bible was published and in 1917, Cebuano Bible was published.
Christianity, came to the Philippines when the Spanish gained control of the islands around 1521. Prior to this, the Philippines was an Islamic state most Filipinos were Muslims. When the Philippines officially became Spanish territory, then 95% of Filipinos were converted to the Roman Catholic religion. The other 5% remained Muslims.
In a millennium of isolation, the Church of the East accomplished the most prodigious and ambitious missionary expansion of the Middle Ages, that is between the 7th and end of the 13th century. "Nestorian" monks spread the Gospel, together with the Aramaic Alphabet and culture, among the peoples of Khurasan, Azurbeijan, Afghanistan, Turkumanistan, Mongolia, China, Tibet, India, Japan and the Philippines.
Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. He was able to convert the chieftain of Cebu, the chieftain's wife and son and 800 other natives.
The Spanish.
One answer is that the Spaniards were fervent Christians and Christianity, at its very heart, is a missionary religion. The Jews brought Christianity to the Romans, and the Romans brought Christianity to the Spanish. The Spanish then brought it to the Philippines. Christianity is the greatest news that men have ever gotten, the very basis of it is to be spread and propagated.
It wasn't born there. Islam was brought there just like Christianity.
Although im no expert on the subject, my best guess would be the Spanish catholic (or is it Portugeuse) influences. Christianity was brought to the same way to the Americas.
Chlodovocar, more commonly known as Clovis, brought Christianity to the Franks.
Chlodovocar, more commonly known as Clovis, brought Christianity to the Franks.
Christianity
the greatest contribution of the Spaniards to the Philippines is Christianity
how to say brought in spanish
Islam
christianity
They brought Christianity and knowledge of European science and technology, such as the clock.
The Pilgrims.