How many years was the Catholic Church the only Christian church?

1000 years
Later in that century, in 380 AD, Roman Catholicism became the official religion of the Roman Empire. During the following 1000 years, Catholics were the only people recognized as Christians. In 1054 AD, a formal split occurred between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.

Was the Catholic Church the First Christian Church?

Absolutely NOT! There was no Roman Catholic church until 1054 AD. The first established Church was the Christian Greek Orthodox Church. The very first Christians were Hellenized Jews during Jesus’s time.

What was the original Christian church?

The Eastern Orthodox Church each claims to be the original Christian Church. The Eastern Orthodox Church bases its claim primarily on its assertion that it holds to traditions and beliefs of the original Christian Church.

When was the Catholic Church the most powerful?

After the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century, there emerged no single powerful secular government in the West. There was however a central ecclesiastical power in Rome, the Catholic Church. In this power vacuum, the church rose to become the dominant power in the West.

What period did Christianity reach its peak?

Christianity spread quickly through the provinces of the Roman Empire, shown here at its height in the early 2nd Century.

Was the Catholic Church before Jesus?

The tradition of the Catholic Church claims the Catholic Church began with Jesus Christ and his teachings; the Catholic tradition considers that the Catholic Church is a continuation of the early Christian community established by the Disciples of Jesus.

Was there one church before the Catholic Church?

Catholicism VS Christianity I was told that from the beginning there was one real church, which was the Roman Catholic Church. But later on because of conflicts within the church, a man named Luther left the Catholic Church and formed another church which is today’s Christian church. How much truth is in this?

What were the different types of churches in the 7th century?

By the seventh century there were at least four distinct churches, which were the Orthodox Church (which included Rome and Constantinople), the Nestorian Church, the Jacobite Church and the Coptic Church.

Was the church that Jesus founded the “Christian church” or the Catholic Church?

Protestants often claim that the Church that Jesus founded was the “Christian Church,” not the Catholic Church. The biblical evidence cited for this claim is found in the Acts of the Apostles: “So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul; and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch.

How many different churches are there in the world?

As time passed, the Orthodox Church split in the eleventh century into the Western version, which is now known as Roman Catholicism and the Eastern version which is known as Orthodox Christianity. So, there are five distinct churches which can honestly claim to be traced back to the original primitive church.