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The resurrection of Jesus was an important event which separated Christianity from other religions such as Jewish. This is the turning point where these two religion split depending on if they believed Jesus was the second coming of God. Christians believe Jesus is the son of God were Jews see Jesus as a prophet.
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The first pope of the catholic church was St Peter who was a disciple of Jesus and was anointed the first Pope by God. Peter continued to spread word about Christ and built the first church which started the religion of Christianity.
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When christainity was first being established, people were curious if the religion was only for the Jews and not for the Gentilest which were non-jews. Eventually a debate was settled at the church's first council where it was decided that anyone were allowed to become Christian and accepted in the year 49 AD
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In the year 64 AD, the Roman emperor Nero accused Christian of a fire which they did not partake in. Nero killed the Christians with cruelty and the religion became illegal and people could suffer because of it. He prosecuted against Christians and used them to shift the blame even though he was the cause of it.
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The edict of malan is one of the most important points in Christanity because this is where Christianity became an established religion and was no longer taboo or illegal. Christianity was embraced and accepted by the Romans and went on to become the dominating Religion. This agreement happened in Milan between two Roman emperors: Constantine I and Licinius.
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In AD 324,Constantine was a Christian emperor even though he was baptized before he died.Constantine,moved from Rome to Byzantium in the East and is how Christianity spread to the east.
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In 1054 AD, there was a split between the eastern church and the western church. The main reasons why this was caused because each side of the church was arguing which side should have the Pope and how much power and authority he should have over other powerful figures.
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The Black Death was an epidemic that was strongest during 1347 to 1352. Known as the worst plague in history, it killed over 25 million people who was around 60% of the entire population in Europe. Many looked toward the church for medical assistance because people believed that it was a punishment by God. This lead to a movement where people flagellated and caused themselves harm in the name of God. Reputations also decreased as many priests did not know what to do against the plague.
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Martin Luther and many other theologists created a movement called the Protestant Reformation. This is where the upheaved all accusations against the church and exposed them to any evil that they may have done in the past. Then they reformed the church which revolutionised the world at the current time.
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The establishment of Vatican city was very important because it establishes power of the Christian church and is where the Pope resides. It is also a meeting and an election for the new and upcoming Popes. Vatican City is a symbol for how much power the church has and the decisions they make can affect others.
