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A History of Christianity in Egypt.
Title: A History of Christianity in Egypt.
Category: Society & Culture / Religion
Details: Words: 2266 | Pages: 9.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
A History of Christianity in Egypt.
The history of Christianity in Egypt dates back verily to the beginnings of Christianity itself. Many Christians hold that Christianity was brought to Egypt by the Apostle Saint Mark in the early part of the first century AD. Eusebius, Bishop of Caesarea, in his Ecclesiastic History states that Saint Mark first came to Egypt between the first and third year of the reign of Emperor Claudius, which would make it sometime between AD 41 and 44, and …showed first 75 words of 2266 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2266 total…joined monasteries (vows of poverty being nothing new to them, and at least they would have food, clothing, and shelter), later on many of the upper class joined as Christianity spread across class and caste. Quite a number of the latter were educated and were employed by the Church in various intellectual occupations such as catechists, clerks and doctors. From the very beginning, the early Christian Church had a place and a task for everyone.
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