Tradition collection 8,680 records
Christianity
Its branches, councils, saints, offices and buildings — and where they stopped recognising each other.
Figures
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Martin LutherGerman priest and theologian (1483–1546) -
Saint PeterApostle of Jesus Christ -
John CalvinFrench Protestant reformer (1509–1564) -
Santa ClausLegendary figure said to deliver gifts to people on Christmas Eve -
John the Baptist1st-century Jewish itinerant preacher (Bible) -
Henry VIII of EnglandKing of England from 1509 to 1547 (1491–1547) -
Alexander I of RussiaThe tenth Emperor of Russia (1777–1825) -
King ArthurLegendary British leader of the late 5th and early 6th centuries -
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Joseph SmithAmerican religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844) -
Matthew the ApostleChristian evangelist and apostle (10-74) -
Mary MagdaleneFollower of Jesus (–100) -
John the ApostleApostle of Jesus; son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of James; traditionally identified with John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, and the Beloved Disciple
Sacred places
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Vatican City
Holy See's independent state, an enclave within Rome, Italy -
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Bethlehem
City in the West Bank, Palestine -
Hagia Sophia
Mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey -
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Santiago de Compostela
Municipality of Galicia, Spain -
Nazareth
City in Israel; predominantly inhabited by Muslim-Arab citizens of Israel; a center of Christian pilgrimage as the childhood home of Jesus -
St. Peter's Basilica
Church in Vatican City -
Notre-Dame de Paris
Cathedral in Paris -
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Leaning Tower of Pisa
Cathedral bell tower in Pisa, Italy -
Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family
Basilica under construction since 1882 in Barcelona, Spain
Traditions and schools
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Bible
Collection of sacred books in Judaism and Christianity -
Christianity
Abrahamic monotheistic religion -
True Jesus Church
Non-denominational Christian church founded in Beijing, China -
Catholic Church
Largest Christian Church, made up of 24 autonomous Churches in communion with the Pope, part of the Latin Church aka Latin Christianity a.k.a. western Christianity -
Protestantism
Branch of Christianity that emerged following the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century in opposition to the Roman Catholic Church and rejects papal supremacy -
Catholicism
Christian doctrine professed by the Catholic Church -
Eastern Orthodox Church
Second-largest Christian church -
Jehovah's Witnesses
Non-trinitarian millenarian restorationist Christian denomination
Institutions, offices, houses and objects
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OfficePope
Bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic church -
Officebishop
Ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy - Institution
Society of Jesus
Male religious institute of the Roman Catholic Church - Office
cardinal
Senior ecclesiastical official of the Catholic Church -
Officeapostle
Primary disciples of Jesus in the New Testament -
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InstitutionAssyrians
Ethnic group native to Mesopotamia
Events
- 325 CE
First Council of Nicaea
May 325 CE – July 325 CE Council of Christian bishops in Nicaea, 325 - 381 CE
First Council of Constantinople
May 381 CE – July 381 CE 381 AD council of Christian bishops - 431 CE
First Council of Ephesus
22 June 431 CE – 31 July 431 CE Ecumenical council in Ephesus in June–July 431, convened by Emperor Theodosius II - 451 CE
Council of Chalcedon
8 October 451 CE – 1 November 451 CE Synod - 787 CE
Second Council of Nicaea
24 September 787 CE – 23 October 787 CE Ecumenical council of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church (787 AD) - 1054 CE
East-West Schism
July 1054 CE Division of Christianity into two large parts in 1054 - 1378 CE
Western Schism
1378 CE – 1417 CE Split within the Catholic Church from 1378 to 1417, in which bishops in Rome and Avignon both claimed to be the pope, joined by a third line of Pisan popes in 1409 - 1414 CE
Council of Constance
5 November 1414 CE – 22 April 1418 CE Catholic ecumenical council (1414–1418) held in Constance that ended the Western Schism and condemned Jan Hus - 1517 CE
Protestant Reformation
31 October 1517 CE – 1648 CE 16th-century movement in Western Christianity - 1545 CE
Council of Trent
13 December 1545 CE – 21 February 1563 CE 19th Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church - 1869 CE
First Vatican Council
1869 CE – 20 October 1871 CE Synod of the Catholic church (1869–1870) - 1962 CE
Second Vatican Council
11 October 1962 CE – 8 December 1965 CE Roman Catholic council, met 1962 to 1965
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Stories and texts
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TextLord's Prayer
Central Christian prayer, taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples -
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TextNew Testament
Second division of the Christian biblical canon -
TextOld Testament
First division of the Christian biblical canon -
TextGospel of Matthew
Book of the New Testament -
TextGospel
Book which describes the life and teachings of Jesus -
TextGospel of John
One of the four canonical gospels in the New Testament
Festivals and practices
Holy days and festivals · 87, each with the day its record gives
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Observed on December 25 and 5 other daysChristmas
Holiday originating in Christianity, usually December 25 -
Observed on March 22 and 2 other daysEaster
Christian commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus -
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Observed on Easter + 49 daysPentecost
Christian holiday commemorating the New Testament stories of the Holy Spirit descenting upon the Apostles of Jesus -
Observed on Easter − 2 daysGood Friday
Christian holiday -
Observed on Easter − 7 daysPalm Sunday
Commemoration of the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem -
Observed on November 1All Saints' Day
Christian feast day -
Observed on January 6 and 1 other dayEpiphany
Christian feast, public holiday in some countries -
Observed on Easter − 46 daysAsh Wednesday
First day of Lent in the Western Christian and Catholic calendar
79 more with a recorded day — the full list.
Rites and practices · 144, with no day on record
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baptism
Christian rite of admission and adoption, almost invariably with the use of water -
communion
Christian rite observed by consuming bread and wine -
Holy Week
Annual weeklong Christian religious observance preceding Easter -
Lent
Penitential season in preparation for the observance of Easter -
Advent
Christian liturgical season preceding Christmas -
sacrament
Sacred rite recognized as of particular importance and significance
138 more — the full list.
Gods
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Jesus ChristCentral figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) -
God the FatherIn Christianity, the first of the three persons of the Trinity, who begets the Son and from whom the Holy Spirit proceeds -
God the SonIn Christianity, the second person of the Trinity, begotten by God the Father, incarnated as Jesus Christ -
God in ChristianityChristian conception of God -
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God the Holy SpiritIn trinitarian Christianity, the third person of the Trinity, that proceeds from the Father (and the Son, depending on the branch of Christianity); often depicted as a dove in iconography -
Holy WisdomAttribute of God in Jewish and Christian theology
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