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Christianity : History and dogmas

Christianity originated in the first century AD, apparently from the teachings of Jesus Christ. According to Acts 11:19 and 11:26 in the Christian New Testament, Christ's followers were first called Christians by non-Christians in the city of Antioch, where they had fled and settled after early persecutions in Palestine. After Jesus' death, early Christian doctrine was established by Paul of Tarsus.

Relative peace and good roads throughout the Roman Empire allowed Christianity to spread quickly over the next three centuries, but more important was the conversion of Emperor Constantine in 312. Combined with his Edict of Milan in 313, Constantine's conversion effectively made Christianity the favored religion of the Empire, and he organized the first of several ecumenical councils for resolving doctrinal issues. Between about 410 and 1050, missionaries from Constantinople, Ireland (from about 450), and elsewhere evangelized Christianity throughout Europe, translating the Bible into local languages and sometimes incorporating elements of native culture into Christian custom (see for example Easter: Symbolism of Easter, Halloween: Christianizing the Celtic Samhain).

  
  
  


Christianity : Art & Paintings

David
Roi David, jouant de la Harpe, France, XVIIIe sičcle
Moise
Moise recevant les 10 commandements, XIVe sičcle, tirée de la Hagada de Sarajevo
Saint Jean le Precurseur
Saint Jean le Précurseur, Ecole de Moscou, XVIe sičcle
Saint Paul
Saint Paul, Ecole de Moscou, XVIe sičcle
Saint Peter
Saint Pierre, Ecole de Moscou, XVIe sičcle
Saint Gregory
Saint Grégoire, Ecole de Moscou, XVIe sičcle
Saint Basile le Grand
Saint Basile le Grand, Ecole de Moscou, XVIe sičcle
Saint Dimitrios
Saint Dimitrios, Ecole de Moscou, XVIe sičcle
Saint George
Saint George, Ecole de Moscou, XVIe sičcle
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Saint Gregoire
Saint Grégoire, Ecole de Moscou, XVIe sičcle
Saint Gregory
Saint Paul, Ecole de Moscou, XVIe sičcle
Saint Paul
Rembrandt van Rijn (and Workshop?), The Apostle Paul, c. 1657, Widener Collection
Saint Paul Peter
El Greco, Apostles Peter and Paul, 1587-92, oil on canvas, The Hermitage at St. Petersburg.
Saint Paul
Saint Paul par Lorenzo di Niccolo (15e sičcle)
Saint Paul
Saint Paul
Saint Paul Peter
The Embrace of Sts. Peter and Paul in the Vatopedi Monastery, Mt. Athos? Anonymous Greek fresco (XII Century)

Christianity : Links

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