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Is it true that bu AD 100 Christianity had gained only a few followers in parts of the roman empire?
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Yes it is true. Do not forget that this was only less than 70 years after Jesus' death and to start with the Christians were only a small group of Christian Jews.
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Was the Byzantine Empire the only empire that allowed Christianity?
No. It was the only empire to adopt the Orthodox version of Christianity, but the Roman Empire did practice Roman Catholicism at a time. Many other later European Empires also allowed Christianity, heading the crusades and converting parts of present-day Russia. Some examples of such empires would be the British Empire, the German Empire, the Spanish Empire, and the French Empire.
How did the adoption of Christianity by constintine help the christians of the eastern roman empire?
Once Constantine adopted Christianity and set Christianity as the main Roman religion, he diverted fund which once went to pagan temples to new Christian churches which he had built all across the empire! (A this point the empire was a whole.) Once the funds for the pagan temples stopped, the temples very quickly disperser all over the empire, especially in the eastern parts of the empire! This lead to a very strong Christian presence in the eastern region until the Roman empire completely collapsed.
What parts of Christianity are misogynistic?
No parts of Christianity are misogynistic. No parts of Judaism, or Islam, are misogynistic. Only in the hands of abuse is there any note of misogynistic. Did you mean which parts of Christianity are most vulnerable to misogynistic interpretation?
What was the first christian churches in the roman empire?
The first Christian churches in the Roman empire were private homes. Christianity was a clandestine cult at its start and there could be no public display of the faith. This was due to the persecution of the mainstream Jews who considered the Christians a blasphemous offshoot of Judaism. When Christianity spread to other parts of the empire, the private home type of church continued, especially when the persecutions began.
What was the first European country to convert to Christianity?
In its early years, Christianity spread slowly from Judea to other parts of the Roman Empire. By the time of Emperor Constantine, at the beginning of the fourth century, it is estimated that around ten percent of the population of the empire were Christians. Final conversion of the citizens of the empire to Christianity resulted from imperial decree, rather than 'conversion' as we normally use the term. Towards the end of the fourth century, Christianity was decreed to be the state religion. The orthodox-catholic Christian Church was given the power to confiscate the temples and all temple property belonging to pagans and Mithraists, and to enforce conversion to orthodox-catholic Christianity. So conversion to Christianity should be seen in empire-wide terms, rather than a country by country mission.
What empire actually helped spread Christianity to many parts of Europe and North America?
Roman Empire
Was the Byzantine Empire the only empire that allowed Christianity?
No. It was the only empire to adopt the Orthodox version of Christianity, but the Roman Empire did practice Roman Catholicism at a time. Many other later European Empires also allowed Christianity, heading the crusades and converting parts of present-day Russia. Some examples of such empires would be the British Empire, the German Empire, the Spanish Empire, and the French Empire.
Which countries had Christianity in them by the third century?
The Roman Empire, of course, the Parthian Empire, most parts of the Arabian Peninsula, Ethiopia (both Meroe and Axum), and probably the "Syro-Malabar" parts of India.
What help Christianity to continue spreading after the fall of Roman Empire?
The Germanic peoples who invaded the Western Roman Empire were either already Arian Christians or converted to Roman Catholicism. Emperor Charlemagne conquered norther Germany and sent priests to covert the peoples there to Christianity. Missionaries travelled around the pagan parts of Europe to spread Christianity.
How did the adoption of Christianity by constintine help the christians of the eastern roman empire?
Once Constantine adopted Christianity and set Christianity as the main Roman religion, he diverted fund which once went to pagan temples to new Christian churches which he had built all across the empire! (A this point the empire was a whole.) Once the funds for the pagan temples stopped, the temples very quickly disperser all over the empire, especially in the eastern parts of the empire! This lead to a very strong Christian presence in the eastern region until the Roman empire completely collapsed.
What parts of Christianity are misogynistic?
No parts of Christianity are misogynistic. No parts of Judaism, or Islam, are misogynistic. Only in the hands of abuse is there any note of misogynistic. Did you mean which parts of Christianity are most vulnerable to misogynistic interpretation?
How did the Romans influence religion?
When the Roman Empire adopted Christianity, Latin became the language of the Church in the Western parts of the empire, and it remained the language of Catholic worship until 1965. The city of Rome remained the headquarters of the Church.
What was the first christian churches in the roman empire?
The first Christian churches in the Roman empire were private homes. Christianity was a clandestine cult at its start and there could be no public display of the faith. This was due to the persecution of the mainstream Jews who considered the Christians a blasphemous offshoot of Judaism. When Christianity spread to other parts of the empire, the private home type of church continued, especially when the persecutions began.
What was the first European country to convert to Christianity?
In its early years, Christianity spread slowly from Judea to other parts of the Roman Empire. By the time of Emperor Constantine, at the beginning of the fourth century, it is estimated that around ten percent of the population of the empire were Christians. Final conversion of the citizens of the empire to Christianity resulted from imperial decree, rather than 'conversion' as we normally use the term. Towards the end of the fourth century, Christianity was decreed to be the state religion. The orthodox-catholic Christian Church was given the power to confiscate the temples and all temple property belonging to pagans and Mithraists, and to enforce conversion to orthodox-catholic Christianity. So conversion to Christianity should be seen in empire-wide terms, rather than a country by country mission.
When did roman mythology end?
With the laws of Theodosius I who issued decrees that effectively made Nicene Christianity the official state church of the Roman Empire. He let his sons inherit the East and West parts of the Roman Empire and it was never whole again.
What two forms of Christianity developed in the divided of the roman empire?
The religion of the Byzantine empire was Orthodox Christianity For a while Arian Christianity was popular but it was soon suppressed. Both of these religions developed before the Byzantine Empire. Byzantine Empire is a term historians have coined to refer to the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire. The Romans, even in the so-called Byzantine period did not use this term. They used only one tern: Roman Empire. Orthodox and Arian Christianity developed before the fall of the western part of the empire and therefore before the Byzantine period. There were Western or Latin Christianity in the western part of the Roman Empire and Greek or Eastern Christianity,in the western part of the Roman Empire. They were the mainstream form of Christianity Later they came to be called Catholic and Orthodox respectively Arian Christianity was the most popular form of dissident Christianity both in the eastern and western part of the Roman Empire.
How is the British commonwealth linked to the British empire?
The Commonwealth of Nations are all former colonies administrated/ruled by the United Kingdom. The British Empire 'evolved' into the Commonwealth of Nations after many of them gained independence.
