Early+Christianity

**By Remy, Cory, Ava and Stella**

= = =The Early Christian Days were a very important time in history and in the Christian Religion. They were very intense and dark days. Did you know that Jesus was not born in 1AD? Did you know that Easter celebrates the day that Jesus was reincarnated? This page will give a bearing on what it was like to be an early Christian, some key dates in the Catholic Church, how Christianity started and what is Christianity? =

What is Christianity? Christianity became very popular in the Middle Ages and is still very popular now. It is a monotheistic religion that believes in God. Christianity is based  on the teachings of Jesus. People who take part in this religion are called Christians. Christianity is the biggest religion in the world and consists of 2.2 billion people. Christianity started in Israel and became popular in the Roman Empire. Christians believe that Jesus was the son of god and that God came down to earth in Jesus and was crucified to take penalty for our sins. by Peter Paul Rubens on Wikimedia.

 Christianity is a very popular religion today and was very popular in the Middle Ages because of what it promises. Some things that Christianity promised in the Middle ages was that everybody was equal which was very unusual. Also they believed that Jesus did not dislike anyone and he would always forgive if people were truly sorry.

How did Christianity Begin? Around the time of the Roman Empire Christianity began amongst the Jews living in Israel. Christianity promised many new things that people were interested in like afterlife, the separation of the soul from the body etc. Because of this and the great organizational skills, Christianity was a big success and spread throughout the Roman Empire, then to the Goths and other Germanic people very quickly.

At first Christianity was very hated and illegal, especially by the Romans and the Parthians. Sometimes Christians were killed but in 312 AD a Roman Emperor named Constantine became a Christian and a hundred years later Christianity was no longer illegal.

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Being an Early Christian Being an early Christian was a very hard task but it supposedly paid off later in the future. Christianity promised that everybody would go to heaven, no matter what class or status. It also said that everybody was equal and if somebody was guilty of something they would be forgiven if they were truly sorry. Since Christianity promised so much, people thought that the risk of being killed would be outweighed by the benefits of Christianity.  The Daily worship as an early Christian was centered around the Eucharist. The Eucharist was the act of eating bread and drinking wine to symbolize Jesus's body and blood. A daily form of worshiping was meditation. Worship meditation was usually in the form of [|Rosary Beads]. Rosary beads are a set of beads on a round piece of metal that usually has a crucifix attached. A Rosary would be worn by men and women and the beads would be moved around in the Rosary holes to keep track of the prayers done in the meditation so that the person could clear their mind. by Isaac Luttichuys on Wikimedia.

Christianity was and still is a very important religion. After is started it spread very quickly. Find out some more about the Spread of Christianity. Christianity was a very big part of the Middle Ages in Europe but there was much more that happened.

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