Medieval history of Christianity
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The Medieval history of Christianity concerns the Christian religion, during the of the Middle Ages. This article covers the period from about 500 to 1500.
Christianity has thus become the world's largest religion. Christianity differs most significantly from the other religions in the claim that Jesus Christ is God the Son, but throughout its history, the religion has weathered schisms and theological disputes that have resulted in many distinct churches.
Among the dioceses, five held special eminence: Rome, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Antioch, and Alexandria. The prestige of most of these sees depended in part on their apostolic founders, from whom the bishops were therefore the spiritual successors. Though the patriarch of Rome was still held to be the first among equals, Constantinople was second in precedence as the new capital of the empire.
