| − | '''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> |