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Christianity in Africa arrived in Africa in the 1st century AD, and in the 21st century the majority of Africans are Christians. [1] Several African Christians influenced the early development of Christianity and shaped its doctrines, including Tertullian, Perpetua, Felicity, Clement of Alexandria, Origen of Alexandria, Cyprian, Athanasius and Augustine of Hippo.
The earliest and best known reference to the introduction of Christianity to Africa is mentioned in the Christian Bible's Acts of the Apostles, and pertains to the evangelist Phillip's conversion of an Ethiopian traveller in the 1st century AD. Although the Bible refers to them as Ethiopians, scholars have argued that Ethiopia was a common term ...
History of Christianity in South Africa (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "History of Christianity in Africa" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Christian activity in Africa began in the 1st century when the Patriarchate of Alexandria in Egypt was formed as one of the four original Patriarchs of the East (the others being Constantinople, Antioch, and Jerusalem). However, the Islamic conquest in the 7th century resulted in a harsh decline for Christianity in Northern Africa.
History of Christianity in Africa (5 C, 13 P) M. Christian missions in Africa (8 C, 15 P) Christian monasteries in Africa (7 C) O. Christian organizations based in ...
Christianity's influence declined during the chaotic period of the Vandal invasions but was strengthened in the succeeding Byzantine period. After the Arab invasions of the 7th century, Christianity began to gradually disappear. [1] Currently, North Africa is primarily Muslim: Islam is the state religion of Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Egypt and ...
Pages in category "Christianity in Africa by country" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Byzantine North Africa
In the Judeo-Christian-Islamic mystical tradition, the desert is known to induce religious experiences and altered states of consciousness. [1] [2] The first signs of Christian mysticism in Africa followed the teachings of Montanus in the late 2nd century. Followers of Montanus, called Montanists, induced ecstatic experiences out of which they ...