Christianization of the Iberian Peninsula
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The Christianization of the Iberian Peninsula was the long, uneven process by which the regions of modern Spain and Portugal gradually adopted Christianity from late antiquity through the early Middle Ages, shaped by Roman, Visigothic, and later Reconquista-era influences.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical process
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religious conversion → |
| carriedOutBy |
Catholic bishops of Toledo
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Christian kings of Aragon → Christian kings of Asturias → Christian kings of Castile → Christian kings of León → Christian kings of Portugal → Roman missionaries → Visigothic clergy → local Christian communities in Hispania → monastic orders in northern Iberia → |
| endTime |
early Middle Ages
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| followedBy |
consolidation of Latin Christianity in Iberia
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formation of medieval Christian kingdoms in Iberia → |
| hasAspect |
development of pilgrimage cults and saints’ shrines
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institutionalization of church structures → rural Christianization → syncretism with pre-Christian beliefs → urban Christianization → |
| hasPart |
Christianization during the Reconquista
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Christianization of Roman Hispania → Christianization under the Visigothic Kingdom → |
| includesEvent |
Christianization of the Basque regions
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Christianization of the Suebi in Gallaecia → Christianization of the Visigoths → Council of Elvira → Council of Toledo → conversion of the Visigothic elite to Catholicism → foundation of early Christian dioceses in Hispania → missionary activity among rural populations → monastic expansion in northern Iberia → |
| influencedBy |
Reconquista
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Roman Empire → Visigothic Kingdom → |
| mainReligionInvolved |
Christianity
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| opposedBy |
Arian Christianity among Germanic elites
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pagan resistance in rural areas → |
| overlapsWith |
Islamization of the Iberian Peninsula
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Muslim rule in Al-Andalus → |
| precededBy |
Celtic paganism in the Iberian Peninsula
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Phoenician and Carthaginian cults in Iberia → Roman imperial cult in Hispania → Roman paganism in Hispania → local Iberian polytheism → |
| religiousTradition |
Catholicism
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Latin Christianity → |
| startTime |
late antiquity
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| tookPlaceIn |
Hispania
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Iberian Peninsula → modern Portugal → modern Spain → |
Referenced by (4)
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Christianization of Europe
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Christianization of the Iberian Peninsula ("Christianization of Roman Hispania") → Christianization of the Iberian Peninsula ("Christianization under the Visigothic Kingdom") → |
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Christianization of the Iberian Peninsula
("Christianization of the Suebi in Gallaecia")
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includesEvent |