How was Christianity spread to Europe?

Answer 1

For the first three or so centuries, Christianity spread through Europe due to missionaries who traveled from place to place. Supposedly, Ireland converted very early.

The Roman Empire had already colonized most of Europe (and much of Africa!) by the time Constantine converted to Christianity. At that point, the Catholic Church was established using the Roman outposts. Generally the city centers of a country would be converted first, and the people out in the country would take a few more generations, which is why the words pagani (country dweller) and heathen (lives on the heath) came to mean non-Christians.

In an attempt to ease the transition of the populace to Christianity, the church used many already-established holidays and simply overlaid their own explanations--for example the traditional pagan spring holiday, with its bunnies and eggs (both fertility symbols) also was celebrated for the Resurrection of Jesus. Some leaders, like Charlemagne, were particularly enthusiastic in their spreading of Chrisitianity. By the 9th century or so, the majority of Europe had been converted. At that time, the Catholic Church was the only form of Christianity available to people. But in the 14th century, a church leader named Martin Luther decided that the church needed some changes, and ended up starting the Protestant Reformation. The 15th and 16th centuries were times of major religious wars between the Catholics and the Protestant sects "protesting" Catholicism, represented largely by the battle between the great powers of Spain (Catholic) and England (Protestant). But England emerged as the British Empire, which was huuuuge by the 1700's ("the sun never sets on the British Empire,") and because of that, Protestantism seems to have gotten the upper hand, although Catholicism is still going strong.

Answer 2

by Catapult, Ballista, Sword and Axe.

B y fire and stone and blood of innocents.

as for Ireland converting early, they never converted. they converted the Christians. look at history. before the christian church came to europe it was ONE god and ONE god only. after they end up with a TRIUNE god. three gods in one. which was clearly a Celtic Pagan Tradition in europe at the time.

Answer 3

The Byzantine Empire that once had 70% of the known world. Then, between the Rennessaunce, Islamics and Reformists it fell into dissary from assulats on multiple fronts and has never recovered.

Answer 4

By fleas that were carried by rats.

Oops... Sorry.

That was smallpox.

When Emporer Constantine had Rome convert to Christianity, it was an almost instant spread. When the King says pray, you pray.

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Answer 5

Paul, Inquisition, War.

Answer 6

The Romans.

Answer 7

The apostles. And no it's NOT gone. It's the LARGEST religion in the world.

Answer 8

Paul. And Augustine. Some others. They had swords.

It's gone now, though.

Answer 9

Much of it was spread by force, threats and intimidation.