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African Christians
Christianity in Africa first arrived in Egypt in approximately 50 AD, reached the region around Carthage by the end of the second century. In the 4th century, the Aksumite empire in modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea became one of the first regions in the world to adopt Christianity as their official religion. The Nubian kingdoms of Nobatia, Makuria and Alodia followed two centuries later. Important Africans who influenced the early development of Christianity include Tertullian, Perpetua, Felicity, Clement of Alexandria, Origen of Alexandria, Cyprian, Athanasius and Augustine of Hippo. The Islamic conquests into North Africa brought pressure on Christians to convert to Islam due to special taxation imposed on non-Muslims and other socio-economic pressures under Muslim rule. The Eastern Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (which separated from each other during the Chalcedonian Schism) in Egypt and the Orthodox Tewahedo Church (that split in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bete Giyorgis Lalibela Ethiopia
Bete or La Bête may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and languages * Bété people of Côte d'Ivoire ** Bété languages * Bété syllabary * Bete people (Nigeria) ** Bete language (Nigeria), a language of Bete Town, Nigeria * Bete (priest), the traditional priestly class in Fiji * Bete Mendes (born 1949), Brazilian actress and politician Arts and entertainment * Bete (film), ''Bete'' (film)'', a 1986 Kannada film by V. Somasekhar * ''La Bête (play), La Bête'', a 1991 play by David Hirson * La Bête (film), ''La Bête'' (film), a 1975 French erotic fantasy horror film * Bête, a historical French card game * Bête (cards), a penalty in certain card games Other uses * Beryllium telluride (BeTe) See also * Bette (other) {{Disambiguation, given name Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
