History of Christianity

 Jesus was a Jewish man (albeit the son of God), born into a humble family who lived over 2000 years ago.  History can scarely contemplate a single individual who had such profound effect on the world. Christianity grew from its unlikely starting point in the Roman Empire and it spread through the rest of Europe and the world.  Christianity eventually split into three major branches:  Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Protestant. 

Christianity grew from being a small sect born from Judaism to the dominant religion of the Mediterranean region in less than 400 years.  Now, it is one of the world's three most practiced religions and it continues to grow.