Christianization of Europe

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The Christianization of Europe was the centuries-long process during which various European peoples gradually converted to Christianity, transforming the continent’s religious, cultural, and political landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical process ⓘ
religious conversion movement ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
endTime 14th century ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy European Reformation ⓘ
linked to: Reformation
hasEffect Christianization of European art and architecture ⓘ
Christianization of European education ⓘ
Christianization of European festivals and calendar ⓘ
Christianization of European law and institutions ⓘ
cultural transformation of Europe ⓘ
decline of pre-Christian European religions ⓘ
development of Latin Christendom ⓘ
expansion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
formation of Christian kingdoms in Europe ⓘ
integration of church and state in medieval Europe ⓘ
missionary activity from Europe to other continents ⓘ
monastic expansion in Europe ⓘ
spread of Christianity in Europe ⓘ
suppression of pagan cults in Europe ⓘ
hasPart Christianization of Kievan Rus' ⓘ
Christianization of Scandinavia ⓘ
Christianization of the Balkans ⓘ
Christianization of the Baltic peoples ⓘ
Christianization of the British Isles ⓘ
Christianization of the Franks ⓘ
Christianization of the Germanic peoples ⓘ
Christianization of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ
Christianization of the Slavs ⓘ
involves Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
European monarchs ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

early Christian communities in the Roman Empire ⓘ
medieval Christian missionaries ⓘ
pagan European peoples ⓘ
languageOfSources Greek ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
various vernacular European languages ⓘ
mainSubject Christianity in Europe ⓘ
Christianization ⓘ
precededBy spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire ⓘ
relatedTo Eastern Christendom ⓘ
Latin Christendom ⓘ
paganism in Europe ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
startTime 1st century ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ
usedMethod baptism of rulers ⓘ
church building ⓘ
education and preaching ⓘ
legal enforcement of Christian norms ⓘ
missionary work ⓘ
monastic missions ⓘ
royal and elite conversion ⓘ
sometimes coercion and violence ⓘ
syncretism with local traditions ⓘ

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Middle Ages → includesEvent → Christianization of Europe ⓘ
Christianization of Europe → mainSubject → Christianity in Europe ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Europe
Christianization of Europe → hasPart → Christianization of the Germanic peoples ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Europe
Christianization of Europe → hasPart → Christianization of the Slavs ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Europe
Christianization of Europe → hasPart → Christianization of the Baltic peoples ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Europe
Late Antiquity → hasKeyProcess → Christianization of Europe ⓘ
Christianization of the Roman Empire → hasEffect → Christianization of urban spaces ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Europe
Christianization of the Roman Empire → followedBy → Christianization of Germanic kingdoms ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Europe
Christianization of the Roman Empire → followedBy → Christianization of Europe ⓘ
University of Córdoba (medieval scholarly center) → knowledgeTransmissionTo → Christian Europe ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Europe
Olga of Kiev → associatedWith → Christianization of Eastern Europe ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Europe
Christianization of the Franks → impactOnCulture → Christianization of royal ideology ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Europe
Christianization of Bulgaria → relatedTo → Christianization of the Slavs ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Europe
Bishopric of Ghent → playedRoleIn → Christianization of Flanders ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Europe
Baptism of Poland → significantEventFor → Christianization of Central Europe ⓘ
subject linked to: baptism of Poland
linked to: Christianization of Europe
Catholic Church in Western Europe → hasHistoricalRoleIn → Christianization of Europe ⓘ
German eastward expansion (Ostsiedlung) → followed → Christianization of Central and Eastern Europe ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Europe
Christendom → historicalEvent → Christianization of Europe ⓘ
Spiš region cultural landscape → associatedWith → Christianization of Central Europe ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Europe
Christianization of the Slavs → relatedTo → Christianization of Europe ⓘ
Christianization of Germanic peoples → relatedTo → Christianization of Europe ⓘ
Christianization of Frisia → partOf → Christianization of Europe ⓘ
Annals of Fulda → principalSourceFor → Christianization of Central Europe ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Europe
Christianisation of Pomerania → partOf → Christianization of Europe ⓘ
Christianization of Normandy → partOf → Christianization of Europe ⓘ
Christianization of Hungary → partOf → Christianization of Europe ⓘ
Christianization of Bohemia → partOf → Christianization of Europe ⓘ
Archbishop of Moravia and Pannonia → associatedWith → Christianization of Central Europe ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Europe
Timothy Richard → notableWork → The Conversion of Europe ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Europe
Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England → partOf → Christianization of Europe ⓘ
Duchy of Moravia → associatedWith → Christianization of Central Europe ⓘ
linked to: Christianization of Europe