Gothic Christianity

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form of Christianity historical religious tradition

Gothic Christianity was the form of Christian belief and practice adopted by the Germanic Goths, characterized especially by their early adherence to Arian theology and distinct liturgical and cultural traditions.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	form of Christianity → historical religious tradition →
adheredTo	Arianism →
associatedClergy	Ulfilas →
associatedWith	Goths →
associatedWithPerson	Ulfilas →
characterizedBy	distinct cultural traditions → distinct liturgical traditions → early adherence to Arian theology →
contrastedWith	Nicene Christianity →
declinedAfter	conversion of Gothic elites to Nicene Christianity →
declinedIn	6th century → 7th century →
developedIn	4th century →
doctrineOnChrist	Arian Christology →
flourishedAmong	Ostrogoths → Visigoths → other Gothic groups →
flourishedIn	Late Antiquity →
followerOf	Christianity →
hadClergyStructure	Arian episcopate →
hadLiturgy	Gothic liturgical practices →
hadMissionary	Ulfilas →
influenced	Gothic law codes → Gothic literature → religious identity of Gothic kingdoms →
influencedBy	Arian theology → Eastern Roman Empire Christianity →
opposedBy	Nicene bishops → Roman imperial church authorities →
practicedBy	Germanic Goths →
regardedChristAs	created being → subordinate to God the Father →
region	Balkans → Iberian Peninsula → Italy → North Africa →
rejected	Nicene doctrine of consubstantiality →
relatedTo	Arian Christianity → Germanic Christianity →
scriptureTranslatedBy	Ulfilas →
stateReligionOf	Burgundian Kingdom (early phase) → Ostrogothic Kingdom → Vandal Kingdom → Visigothic Kingdom →
usedAlphabet	Gothic alphabet →
usedLanguage	Gothic language →
usedScriptureTranslation	Gothic Bible →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arianism → Arius →	influenced