The early Christians refused to worship the official gods of Rome.
The early church was prosecuted , shortly after the disciples started working after Christ was crucified.
Catholicism did not specifically exist during the prosecution times, and nobody even claims they did. However, Christians were quite obviously prosecuted then and this includes the early Catholic church, so it is perfectly fair of them to claim so.
According the early church literature, there were 10 persecutions of the Christians.According the early church literature, there were 10 persecutions of the Christians.According the early church literature, there were 10 persecutions of the Christians.According the early church literature, there were 10 persecutions of the Christians.According the early church literature, there were 10 persecutions of the Christians.According the early church literature, there were 10 persecutions of the Christians.According the early church literature, there were 10 persecutions of the Christians.According the early church literature, there were 10 persecutions of the Christians.According the early church literature, there were 10 persecutions of the Christians.
religious...they wanted to escape from the church, and to escape from being prosecuted for what they believe in
The early church met in temples.
basically because he wanted rule the church but he can not do that because the church was in control by the archbishops and Becket became really religious.
The answer really depends upon what you mean by "church". If by this you mean the belief organized around the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, then the answer would be his fellow Jews with the popular backing of the Roman Government. If you you mean the Catholic Church then the answer is pretty much everybody, but only because the date of the founding of the church as an organization is not clear. However if you take the teachings of the bible in it's most literal interpretation and organized belief of the One God as the meaning of "church" then Cain was the first to persecute the faithful of God for the manner in which his brother Able worshiped.
the church of england.
how did worship services change from the days of the early church
The early churches were strong and more steadfast in their beliefs.
The early church was all about evangelism - that was the result of Pentecost and Christ's instruction to his disciples.
The early apostolic church was entirely Jewish in all its forms and manifestations.