Christianity began in Palestine in the early 1st century AD by Jesus Christ and his followers.
The Great Constantine was the first Roman Emperor to adhere to Christianity in 312 AD.
Theodosius I, the last Roman emperor who ruled all Roman empires, proclaimed Christianity as an official religion in 380 AD.
In the 11th century AD, the Catholic Church experienced a scism which resulted in the formation of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
In the 16th century AD, Martin Luther led the Protestant Reform Movement which criticized the practices of the Catholic Church at that time.
William Tyndale translates the Bible into English in the 16th century AD and provides access to the Bible for ordinary people.
In the 18th century AD, the revival movement occurred in the United States, which gave birth to churches such as methodists and baptism.
Pope John Paul II was the first Pope to visit the Jewish synagogue in 1986 AD.
In 2006 AD, Pope Benedict XVI visited Turkey and prayed together with a Muslim priest in Hagia Sophia, an orthodox church that had turned into a mosque.
Christianity is the largest religion in the world with more than 2 billion followers worldwide.
