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| − | '''Christianity in Asia''' goes right back to the Apostolic and divine foundations of Christianity by [[Jesus Christ]] Our Lord and His holy [[Apostles]]. [[Israel]] being situated in [[Asia]], it was Asia itself that was the first to hear the Word of God. [[Apostle Thomas|St. Thomas]] the Apostle preached and was martyred in India, showing Christianity had already reached the Far East before the end of the First Century A.D. The First Ecumenical Council was the [[Council of Nicaea]] in [[Asia Minor]] in 325 A.D. | + | '''Christianity in Asia''' goes right back to the Apostolic and divine foundations of Christianity by [[Jesus Christ]] Our Lord and His holy [[Apostles]]. [[Israel]] being situated in [[Asia]], it was Asia itself that was the first to hear the Word of God. [[Apostle Thomas|St. Thomas]] the Apostle preached and was martyred in India, showing Christianity had already reached the Far East before the end of the First Century A.D. The First Ecumenical Council was the [[Council of Nicaea]] in [[Asia Minor]] in 325 A.D. There is a plan to commemorate the Synod in Nicaea in 2025.<ref>http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Bartholomew:-With-Francis,-we-invite-all-Christians-to-celebrate-the-first-synod-of-Nicaea-in-2025-31213.html</ref> |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 04:54, July 14, 2020
Christianity in Asia goes right back to the Apostolic and divine foundations of Christianity by Jesus Christ Our Lord and His holy Apostles. Israel being situated in Asia, it was Asia itself that was the first to hear the Word of God. St. Thomas the Apostle preached and was martyred in India, showing Christianity had already reached the Far East before the end of the First Century A.D. The First Ecumenical Council was the Council of Nicaea in Asia Minor in 325 A.D. There is a plan to commemorate the Synod in Nicaea in 2025.[1]
See also
- Christianity in Africa
- Christianity in Australia
- Christianity in Europe
- Christianity in North America
- Christianity in South America