Christianity

Summary

Christianity is a major religious group^[1]. Christianity draws 23,113 Wikipedia views per month (major_religious_group category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Christianity's instance of is recorded as major religious group^[3].
• Christianity's founder is recorded as Jesus Christ^[4].
• Christianity's founder is recorded as Mary^[5].
• Christianity's founder is recorded as Paul the Apostle^[6].
• Christianity's founder is recorded as Saint Peter^[7].
• Christ is named after Christianity^[8].
• Jesus Christ is named after Christianity^[9].
• Nazareth is named after Christianity^[10].
• The location of Christianity was worldwide^[11].
• Christianity is a type of Abrahamic religion^[12].
• Christianity's Commons category is recorded as Christianity^[13].
• Christianity's foundational text is recorded as Bible^[14].
• Christianity's foundational text is recorded as New Testament^[15].
• Christianity's Unicode character is recorded as ✝️^[16].
• Christianity comprises Western Christianity^[17].
• Christianity comprises Eastern Christianity^[18].
• Christianity comprises Christian denominational family^[19].
• Christianity comprises Christian denomination^[20].
• Christianity comprises Christian movement^[21].
• 33 marks the founding of Christianity^[22].
• Christianity's location of formation is recorded as Jerusalem^[23].
• Christianity's significant event is recorded as Resurrection of Jesus^[24].
• Christianity's significant event is recorded as crucifixion of Jesus^[25].
• Christianity's separated from is recorded as Judaism^[26].
• Christianity's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Christianity^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Jesus Christ^[4], Mary^[5], Paul the Apostle^[6], and Saint Peter^[7]. 33 marks the founding of Christianity^[22]. Christianity's location of formation is recorded as Jerusalem^[23].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Christianity include Under the Glacier^[28], a literary work^[29], written by Halldór Laxness^[30].

Why It Matters

Christianity draws 23,113 Wikipedia views per month (major_religious_group category, ranking #1 of 4).^[2] Christianity has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Christianity is known by 180 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Christianity has been cited as an influence by Islam^[33], a major religious group^[34], founded in 0631^[35]; Rastafari^[36], a religion^[37]; Manichaeism^[38]; and Pekka Siitoin^[39], a political activist^[40], 1944–2003^[41], of Finland^[42].

Entities named for Christianity include Under the Glacier^[28], a literary work^[29], written by Halldór Laxness^[30].

FAQs

Who did Christianity influence?

Christianity has been cited as an influence by Islam^[33], Rastafari^[36], Manichaeism^[38], and Pekka Siitoin^[39].