Founder

The founder of christianity is known to many as Jesus he is the son of God. He is also known as Christ. Hence the name Christianity. Christ was known to be born cecember 25, in jerusalem. he died in April on a Sunday (Easter). There is no recorded date of his death.

Nationality and History

Christians began as Jews but have been accepted by many other cultures. Most of the information about the development of Christianity was recorded to gain more followers rather than to tell the whole truth, thus some of the teachings can't be distinguished from Jesus' teachings and developing teachings from Christian Communities. Jerusalem was the center of the christian movement until the destruction of the Roman Armies in 70 AD. At first many people followed but not all of the people converted. This was the land of the Jews and Judaism and Christianity collided and competed over followers. Christianity is seen as new, it promised to fulfill what god promised to Abraham, Issac, and Jacob. This was it's relation to Judaism. At the end of the 2nd century Christianity followers outnumbered Judaism followers, and Jewish/Christians. Soon it's Jewish roots disappeared. Many centuries passed and Christianity spread through the world. Christianity was soon seperated into diffrent parts. Many disagreements over the power of church caused this. the main department was the Catholic faith. it centered in Great Britian. During the 17th and 18th century the Renaissance and Reformation caused much change within the church. Soon the Protestanr, Baptist and Apostolic churches gained more power. the church became a central for power and many revolutions and wars changed this. The most widely spread religion is Christianity with over 1.7 billion followers.

Rituals

Baptism means the initiationof Christ. it was first administered to adultsafter they professed their faith. Through time it has become an initiation for babies to be baptized after a certain number of months. Eucharist, known as communion or the Lords supper is when Christians share bread bread and wine of Christ. The commemorate him and share with others. This is performed diffrently within diffrent churchs. In the Catholic church people come to the alther and get their "bread and wine" this happens every first Sunday of the month. In other churchs this is done every Sunday. Prayer is known as a ritual itself. There are prayers inside and outside the church. A prayer known widely is the Lord's prayer., it begins with the words "Our father who art in heaven...." Most christians pray before they eat and before they go to sleep. Sunday church is also a tradition. This is the day Christians go to church and confess their sins. It is similar to Jewish Sabbath. This is also the day of rest. This is a time for praise, music and prayer. Holiday's are very important in this religion. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December. This was commemorated as the date of the birth of Christ. Although the exact birthday is actually unknown Christians celebrate this day elaborately. This day comes from the Roman holiday Saturnalia; week long celebration that starts on December 25th.

Books and Places of Worship

The church is the main place of worship. There are many churchs worldwide. The book of worship is the Bible. It is divided into New and Old testament.

Gods and Symbols