<P> The Apostolic sees claim to have been founded by one or more of the apostles of Jesus , who are said to have dispersed from Jerusalem sometime after the crucifixion of Jesus , c. 26 -- 36 , perhaps following the Great Commission . Early Christians gathered in small private homes , known as house churches , but a city 's whole Christian community would also be called a church -- the Greek noun ἐκκλησία literally means assembly , gathering , or congregation but is translated as church in most English translations of the New Testament . </P>
<P> The Apostolic sees claim to have been founded by one or more of the apostles of Jesus , who are said to have dispersed from Jerusalem sometime after the crucifixion of Jesus , c. 26 -- 36 , perhaps following the Great Commission . Early Christians gathered in small private homes , known as house churches , but a city 's whole Christian community would also be called a church -- the Greek noun ἐκκλησία literally means assembly , gathering , or congregation but is translated as church in most English translations of the New Testament . </P>
where did christianity originate rome egypt judea greece
where did christianity originate rome egypt judea greece
Jerusalem
Jerusalem