This history, though less familiar to many, reveals rich theological currents flowing through early ... Christian notion of saints and spiritual intercessors at times dovetailed with the African ...

Christianity first arrived in North Africa, in the 1st or early 2nd century AD. The Christian communities in North Africa were among the earliest in the world. Legend has it that Christianity was ...

Christianity came first to the continent of Africa in the 1st or early 2nd century AD. Oral tradition says the first Muslims appeared while the prophet Mohammed was still alive (he died in 632).

There is some evidence that in many towns in North Africa, the[y] may actually ... One of the most amazing documents historians of early Christianity are privileged to have is the prison diary ...