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Factbooks and Maps / Re: Kingdom of Aegera
« on: October 13, 2018, 06:03:01 PM »Religion in Aegera
The Kingdom of Aegera is an extremely religiously diverse country. The ethnic diversity has somewhat facilitated the tolerance of different faiths in Aegera. But the primary reason for the tolerance may be due to the Aegeran ethos, which has upheld religious freedom (among others) throughout the centuries. The oldest attested faith in Aegera is the Aegeran Pantheon, which at one point dominated the entire country. The largest faith in Aegera is Christianity followed by a form of metaphysical, esoteric, and philosophical religion.
Christianity
The Holy Wisdom Cathedral, a striking reminder of Christianity in Aegera
Despite, many religions in Aegera, the most influential has been Christianity. Among the Christian Churches are: The Aegeran Byzantine Catholic Church, Coptic Catholic Church, Church of Aegera (Eastern Orthodox), Maronite Church of Antioch, Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, and to lesser extent the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Latin Catholic Church.
The largest is the Aegeran Byzantine Catholic Church, at roughly twenty-four percent of the population, a sui iuris eastern Catholic church in full communion with the Holy See. The Aegeran Byzantine Catholic Church and the eastern orthodox Church of Aegera are almost indistinguishable, they use the same rite however, the former recognizes the supremacy of the Holy See. They were the same church until the Great Schism.
Christianity in Aegera began after the death of Jesus Christ in 33 A.D., in his Great Commission. According to tradition John the Apostle preached in northern outskirts of Aegera, while Apostle Paul preached in the southern areas. These communities would eventually converge. For most of history, this community was the majority in Aegera quickly replacing Aegeran paganism
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