Christianization of Europe

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historical process religious conversion movement

The Christianization of Europe was the centuries-long process during which various European peoples gradually converted to Christianity, transforming the continent’s religious, cultural, and political landscape.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form	Occurrences
Christianization of the Slavs	2
Christian Europe	1
Christianity in Europe	1
Christianization of Eastern Europe	1
Christianization of Flanders	1
Christianization of Germanic kingdoms	1
Christianization of royal ideology	1
Christianization of the Baltic peoples	1
Christianization of the Germanic peoples	1
Christianization of urban spaces	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical process ⓘ religious conversion movement ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
endTime	14th century ⓘ Late Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy	Reformation ⓘ surface form: European Reformation
hasEffect	Christianization of European art and architecture ⓘ Christianization of European education ⓘ Christianization of European festivals and calendar ⓘ Christianization of European law and institutions ⓘ cultural transformation of Europe ⓘ decline of pre-Christian European religions ⓘ development of Latin Christendom ⓘ expansion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ formation of Christian kingdoms in Europe ⓘ integration of church and state in medieval Europe ⓘ missionary activity from Europe to other continents ⓘ monastic expansion in Europe ⓘ spread of Christianity in Europe ⓘ suppression of pagan cults in Europe ⓘ
hasPart	Christianization of Kievan Rus' ⓘ Christianization of Scandinavia ⓘ Christianization of the Balkans ⓘ Christianization of Europe self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Christianization of the Baltic peoples Christianization of the British Isles ⓘ Christianization of the Franks ⓘ Christianization of Europe self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Christianization of the Germanic peoples Christianization of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Christianization of the Roman Empire ⓘ Christianization of Europe self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Christianization of the Slavs
involves	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church European monarchs ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church early Christian communities in the Roman Empire ⓘ medieval Christian missionaries ⓘ pagan European peoples ⓘ
languageOfSources	Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ various vernacular European languages ⓘ
mainSubject	Christianization of Europe self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Christianity in Europe Christianization ⓘ
precededBy	spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire ⓘ
relatedTo	Eastern Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Christendom Western Christianity ⓘ surface form: Latin Christendom paganism in Europe ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
startTime	1st century ⓘ Late Antiquity ⓘ
usedMethod	baptism of rulers ⓘ church building ⓘ education and preaching ⓘ legal enforcement of Christian norms ⓘ missionary work ⓘ monastic missions ⓘ royal and elite conversion ⓘ sometimes coercion and violence ⓘ syncretism with local traditions ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Olga of Kiev → associatedWith → Christianization of Europe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christianization of Eastern Europe

Christianization of the Roman Empire → followedBy → Christianization of Europe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christianization of Germanic kingdoms

Christianization of the Roman Empire → followedBy → Christianization of Europe ⓘ

Christianization of the Roman Empire → hasEffect → Christianization of Europe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christianization of urban spaces

Late Antiquity → hasKeyProcess → Christianization of Europe ⓘ

Christianization of Europe → hasPart → Christianization of Europe self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christianization of the Germanic peoples

Christianization of Europe → hasPart → Christianization of Europe self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christianization of the Slavs

Christianization of Europe → hasPart → Christianization of Europe self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christianization of the Baltic peoples

Christianization of the Franks → impactOnCulture → Christianization of Europe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christianization of royal ideology

Middle Ages → includesEvent → Christianization of Europe ⓘ

University of Córdoba (medieval scholarly center) → knowledgeTransmissionTo → Christianization of Europe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christian Europe

Christianization of Europe → mainSubject → Christianization of Europe self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christianity in Europe

Bishopric of Ghent → playedRoleIn → Christianization of Europe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christianization of Flanders

Christianization of Bulgaria → relatedTo → Christianization of Europe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Christianization of the Slavs