Tertullian, a Christian writer from the late second and early third century, wrote that before the Romans banished John, they brought him into a coliseum and dunked him in a vat of boiling oil. When he emerged unharmed, the entire coliseum converted to Christianity. Throughout his later life...
Christianity in Rome: From its conception, Christianity would spread in the Roman Empire; however, many of the emperors and Senates looked upon the religion with disdain, and some would outlaw it and kill or persecute believers. There were a few emperors and Senates that would tolerate the re...
A missionary bishop According to the oldest Passion, written around 500, Denis was sent from Rome to Gaul as a missionary bishop by Pope Saint Clement, successor to the Apostle Peter, who was in function from 92 to 101. He arrived in Paris with two disciples, Rusticus and Éleutherius ...
When you consider the history of the Christian church in Rome, it’s possible that its first converts were actually visitors from Rome who came to Jerusalem during Pentecost. It is likely they got converted during this time and went back to the capital city of the Roman Empire to start ...
In early Christianity, who were two of the most influential people involved in spreading the faith? Who was the emperor who supposedly fiddled while Rome burned? Who was the first priest of the Catholic church? Who led the Spanish Inquisition? Who was the antipope of the Council of Constance...
Who was the most powerful ruler of Rome? Who ruled the Holy Roman Empire in 1509? Who ruled the Holy Roman Empire in 1438? Which Roman emperor who converted to Christianity? Who ruled the Holy Roman Empire in 1830? Which Roman emperor conquered Britain? Who was the Holy Roman Emperor in...
The royal wedding took place at Reims Cathedral on May 19, 1051, and the first of their three sons, later King Philippe I, was born in 1052. The name “Philippe” was very rare in France prior to that time, and was likely inspired by Saint Philip who is said to ...
Born in Berlin, Germany into a non-observant Jewish family, the son of a prosperous banker, he converted to Christianity in his late teens, and thereafter the interpretation and reinterpretation of Christianity was a consistent theme in his writings. He met and married Margrit Hüssy in 1914. ...
As part of Herod’s court, Joanna would have known Latin and been familiar with Roman customs, making her a suitable missionary, or founding apostle, of the church in Rome. And she may have changed her Hebraic name to the Latin “Junia” to suit her new surroundings in Rome. “Joanna...
But he didn’t stop there. He goes on to explain that ALL of the faithful, those belonging to The Way, are the REAL Jews, regardless of religious, national, or ethnic identity. This teaching is found in his letter to the believers in Rome, at the time a congregation...