early Christian church
C5821
concept
The early Christian church was the loosely organized community of Jesus’ followers in the first few centuries CE, developing its beliefs, practices, and leadership structures as it spread throughout the Roman Empire and beyond.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| early Christian church canonical | 22 |
| early Christian community | 11 |
| early Christian religious building | 3 |
| early Christian movement | 2 |
| Christian group in the Roman Empire | 1 |
| concept in early Christianity | 1 |
| early Christian communities | 1 |
| early Christian congregations | 1 |
| early Christian group | 1 |
| early Christian house church | 1 |
| early Christian religious movement | 1 |
| form of early Christianity | 1 |
| group of early Christian churches | 1 |
| hypothetical early Christian community | 1 |
Instances (47)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Nazarenes | early Christian group |
| Basilica of Santa Restituta | — |
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church in Sardis
surface form:
Church in Sardis
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— |
| proto-orthodox Christianity | early Christian movement |
| church in Antioch | early Christian community |
| Arian Baptistery | early Christian religious building |
| Old St. Peter's Basilica | — |
| Church of the Roman Empire | early Christian community |
| church in Ephesus | — |
| church in Smyrna | — |
| church in Thyatira | — |
| Jerusalem church | early Christian community |
| church in Thessalonica | early Christian community |
| Thessalonian Christians | early Christian community |
| New Testament churches | early Christian congregations |
| Church of Pergamum | — |
| Christians in Colossae | early Christian community |
| Church of Laodicea | — |
| Thjodhild’s church | — |
| early Christians in Bithynia | early Christian community |
| church in Philippi | — |
| Christians in Philippi | early Christian community |
| Ophite sects | early Christian religious movement |
| North African Christian communities | early Christian communities |
| Christians in Tralles | early Christian community |
| church at Philomelium | early Christian community |
| Church in Corinth | early Christian community |
| Johannine community | hypothetical early Christian community |
| Latomou Monastery (Church of Hosios David) | — |
|
episcopal church of the port of Classe
surface form:
Episcopal Church of the Port of Classe
|
— |
| Basilica of the Holy Spirit (Ravenna) | — |
| Pauline Christianity | form of early Christianity |
| Seven Churches of Asia | group of early Christian churches |
| St Flannan's Oratory | — |
| Church of the Rivers | — |
| Church of the Baptism of Christ | — |
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UNESCO World Heritage Site component
surface form:
Neonian Baptistery
|
early Christian religious building |
| Seu d’Ègara | — |
| Santa Costanza | — |
| Church of Saint George | — |
|
Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna
surface form:
Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo
|
— |
| Candida Casa | — |
| Jewish Christianity | early Christian movement |
| Basilica of Aquileia | — |
|
the church in Philemon’s house
surface form:
church in Philemon’s house
|
early Christian house church |
|
baptistery of Concordia Sagittaria
surface form:
Baptistery of Concordia Sagittaria
|
early Christian religious building |
| Pentarchy | concept in early Christianity |