Stephen was the first martyr. People saw these lives of these early christians and became christians.
In 380BC, a man and Roman Emperor by the name of Theodosius recognized Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire. Early in his reign, he declared himself a Christian of the Nicene Creed, and called upon a council at Constantinople to put an end to the Arian heresy.
none whatsoever, the people of Tudor times simply pretended to change their beliefs so they wouldnt be burnt (with the exception of few)
Of course, the most fundamental effect today, of the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, is that most Westerners are Christians. The political map of Europe has been drawn and redrawn as pagans were conquered in the name of Christianity and political changes resulted from long-ago alliances and emnities of religious origin. While the conquest of South America was primarily driven by greed, its division into a Spanish west and a Portuguese east was mediated by the Christian Pope. A more subtle effect, not so much of the mere fact of the rise of Christianity, but of the manner of its rise and the culture of intolerance and persecution that arose with it in the fourth-century empire, is that even today we have an underlying culture of intolerance when compared to pagan times or to the Orient.
This was Rome whose Government was mercilessly killing the followers of Jesus at one time and about a century after it. If anyone who was not a christian in Rome was considered to be an "evil". It bettered the condition of people in Rome. Gladiators were banned after it. Fighting with animals was also banned and many other reforms took place.
Galerius issued the Edict of Toleration in 311 CE, thus bringing to an end the Great Persecution that he himself had urged on his predecessor, Diocletian. This brought to an end a period of three centuries during which Christianity was theoretically illegal, although usually ignored, often tolerated and rarely persecuted. In practice, the Great Persecution, which began in 303 CE, had already come to an end in the west, following the abdication of Diocletian in 305, and the immediate effect of the Edict of Toleration was to end the persecution of Christians in the east. Theoretically, the Edict of Toleration ought to have provided permanent freedom of religion for the entire Roman Empire, and thus ensure that Christianity would never again be persecuted. In practice, a succession of Christian emperors meant that Christianity no longer needed this safeguard, but that the pagans began to suffer persecution, regardless of the Edict of Toleration. This analysis shows that the practical effect of the Edict of Toleration on the spread of Christianity was quite limited. On the one hand, the Christian emperors did not require a law in order for them to encourage the new religion. On the other hand, the Edict of Toleration did nothing to assist the pagan temples or to slow the advance of Christianity.
Christian Missionaries had little success with converting Africa to Christianity, but the African people often mixed Christianity with their native religions, forming syncretic brands of both religions.
the fall of constantinople did not effect christianity
Christianity.
On religious terms, no, it does not. Jesus is not part of the Hindu belief system. Socially and politically, yes, since the Portuguese and other Christian peoples have come to India and tried to convert Hindus to Christianity (with some success).
Certainly Christianity affects society. Those claiming to be Christians have had both good and bad effects on society. From the Martyrs who showed tremendous courage in the face of persecution and execution, to the Pilgrims who came to the New World in pursuit of religious freedom, Christians have had great influence for good. Our very calendar is based on an approximation of the birth of Christ. On the other hand, people who claimed Christianity were responsible for the Inquisition and the Holocaust. The Christian, William Wilberforce, brought about the end of slavery in England in 1833. It was a Christian minister, Dr. Martin Luther King, who was the main force behind the Civil Rights Movement which helped to integrate blacks into American society. Today, Christian churches are responsible for bringing food, clothing, schooling, and self-sufficiency to many deprived areas of the world.
In 380BC, a man and Roman Emperor by the name of Theodosius recognized Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire. Early in his reign, he declared himself a Christian of the Nicene Creed, and called upon a council at Constantinople to put an end to the Arian heresy.
The development of Islam in the 7th century significantly impacted Constantinople's influence on Christianity by shifting the religious and political landscape in the region. As Islamic empires expanded, they challenged Byzantine authority and diminished its role as the central hub of Christianity. This led to a fragmentation of Christian unity, as various factions emerged, including the Eastern Orthodox Church, which became more autonomous in response to Islamic pressures. Consequently, Constantinople's position as the predominant Christian center weakened, paving the way for the rise of other influential Christian centers in Europe.
The Rue des Martyrs (Street of Martyrs) is a street in Paris. It begins at Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Church and is considered to be the spine of its neighborhood. It runs mostly uphill and while the flavor of the street changes a bit with its individual blacks, the overall effect is sometimes described as a village frozen in time with the vitality of "bobo," or bourgeois bohemian.
Famous quote of Christian Doppler: "The effect, the cause, again the cause from the effect, the effect from the cause. Thus ever does the wheel of time revolve." Christian Doppler's parents were Johann Evangelist Doppler and Theresia Zacherl.
He discoverd the Doppler effect
most of his subject became christans
Christianity split into Catholicism & Orthodoxy.