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Christianity further spread eastward under the Parthian Empire, which displayed a high tolerance of religious matters. [7] According to tradition, Christian proselytism in Central Asia, starting with Mesopotamia and the Iranian plateau, was put under the responsibility of Saint Thomas the Apostle, and started in the first century AD. [8]
The complete disappearance of the Nestorian dioceses in Central Asia probably stemmed from a combination of persecution, disease, and isolation: "what survived the Mongols did not survive the Black Death of the fourteenth century." [122] In many parts of Central Asia, Christianity had died out decades before Timur's campaigns. The surviving ...
The Roman Catholic missionaries came to Kyrgyzstan mainly from China, until the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. From 1918 to 1930, the area of Kyrgyzstan came under the parish of Tashkent. In 1937, a persecution of Roman Catholic Church began, and the churches were destroyed and all priests were deported or executed.
The majority of Christians in Tang China were of foreign origin or descent (mostly from Persia and Central Asia). The religion had relatively little impact on the native Han Chinese. [ 21 ] A decisive factor to the collapse of the Church of the East was the church's reliance on Tang imperial protection and patronage to continue to operate ...
Central Asian Christians (3 C) A. Christianity in Afghanistan (6 C, 3 P) C. Church of the East in Central Asia (12 P) G. Christianity in Gansu (16 P) K.
Asia is the largest and most populous continent and the birthplace of many religions including Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoroastrianism. All major religious traditions are practiced in the region and new forms are constantly emerging. Asia is noted for its diversity of ...
S. (3 C, 2 P) Categories: Christianity in Asia. Christianity by region. Religion in Asia by region.
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