Maps
The geography of Christianity
Map illustrations are forthcoming. For now, the geographic story is presented in writing.
The Apostolic World (1st century)
Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, Asia Minor, Greece, and Rome — the cities along which the apostolic mission spread.
The Pentarchy (5th century)
Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem — the five great patriarchates of the unified Church.
The Great Schism (1054)
The break between the Latin West and the Greek East; the gradual divergence of liturgical, theological, and political life.
The Reformation (16th century)
Wittenberg, Geneva, Zurich, England — the European geography of Protestant beginnings.
Modern Christianity
Christianity is now most rapidly growing in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, with the historical centers shifting south and east.