Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus is the Son of God and rose from the dead after his crucifixion, whose coming as the messiah was prophesied in the Old Testament and chronicled in the New Testament. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with over 2.4 billion followers, comprising around 31.2% of the world population. Its adherents, known as Christians, are estimated to make up a majority of the population in 157 countries and territories..

Christianity began in the 1st century, after the death of Jesus, as a Judaic sect with Hellenistic influence in the Roman province of Judaea. Emperor Constantine I decriminalized Christianity in the Roman Empire by the Edict of Milan in 313 AD.
The Church of the East and Oriental Orthodoxy both split over differences in Christology during the 5th century, while the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church separated in the East–West Schism in the year 1054. Protestantism split into numerous denominations from the Catholic Church during the Reformation era in the 16th century. Following the Age of Discovery in the 15th–17th century, Christianity expanded throughout the world via missionary work, evangelism, immigration, and extensive trade.

The three main branches of Christianity today are Roman Catholicism, Protestantism and Eastern Orthodoxy, while other prominent branches include Oriental Orthodoxy, Restorationism and the Church of the East.

My Icon: A statue of the female god Maria.