Tradition Explorer

The major branches of Nicene Christianity

After the timeline, here are the living traditions today. Each branch is presented on its own terms.

The Catholic Church, in communion with the Bishop of Rome, is the largest body of Christians in the world.

A communion of self-governing churches that confess the faith of the seven Ecumenical Councils.

A family of traditions originating in the 16th-century Reformation; today extremely diverse.