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The History of Christianity in Asia

By Ruiz0259978
  • Thomas the Apostle reaches India
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    Thomas the Apostle reaches India

    The Apostle reached Muziris, India in 52 AD and baptized several people who are today known as Saint Thomas Christians or Nasranis.. This established Christianity in Parthian Empire.(Iran and India) Which started to spread after that. (The 1 in the year slot is to make the event before the others)
  • 301

    Armenia adopts Christianity

    Armenia adopts Christianity becoming one of the first Asian nations to do so
  • The Edict of Milan
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    The Edict of Milan

    Granted Christianity toleration in Asia by the Roman Empire.
  • 327

    Georgia adopts Christianity

    The country of Georgia adopts Christianity becoming one of the first Asian nations to do so.
  • 424

    A coucil meeting assurance.

    The bishops of Persia met in council under the leadership of Catholicos and determined that there would be no reference any other power, especially not to any church council in the Roman Empire
  • 431

    First Council of Ephesus

  • Sometime aftter 1st Council of Ephesus...A split!!!!!
    431

    Sometime aftter 1st Council of Ephesus...A split!!!!!

    After the First of Ephesus Christianity split into 2 parts, Western (Roman) versions, and the Eastern or Nestorian Christianity.
  • Period: Apr 23, 601 to Apr 23, 701

    Nestorians converting Mongols

    Nestorians began converting Mongols around the 7th century.
  • Priest Alopen and his followers reach China
    Apr 25, 635

    Priest Alopen and his followers reach China

    They go on a Christianity mission in 635 their leader Priesr Alopen.
  • Apr 25, 635

    Imperial Edict

    Allows an eatablishment of a Chruch for Priest Aloqen and his followers.
  • Mar 17, 1268

    Attempt to colonalize the Philippines

    His first attempt was to colonise the islands and to Christianise its inhabitants. In order to achieve this, Spain had three principal objectives in its policy towards the Philippines: the first was to secure Spanish control and acquisition of a
  • Apr 25, 1521

    Marco Polo's father and uncle returned from China

    With an invitation from Kublai Khan to the pope, imploring him that a hundred teachers of science and religion be sent to reinforce the Christianity already present in Kublai's empire. However, this came to naught due to the hostility of influential Nestorian Christians
  • Apr 25, 1521

    the Portuguese navigator and explorer Ferdinand Magella came across the Philippines

    He found an Island!!!

  • the Syrian bishop Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople banished from Byzantine Empire

    Eastern then seceeded soon after, to form the Church of East, orr Syro-Oriental Church. (Nestorian Church) Though most Eastern Christians following the doctrine preached by Nestorius.

  • First Documentations of Christianity occured in

  • Nestorian dioceses being Established

    The Hephthalites request Nestorian dioceses be established in their lands
  • Chinese authorities implement an interdiction of foreign cults

    Chinese authorities implement an interdiction of foreign cults

    Christianity diminished in China until the time of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century.

  • A stone stele (the Nestorian Stele) was erected at the Tang capital of Chang-an

    The text of the stele describes communities of Christians throughout China.

  • The fall of Babylon to the Persian king Cyrus the Great.

    MAny were deported back to Judah but some were deported but spread to other places and so did their religion.
  • Period: to

    Tang Dynasty