Early Christianity, otherwise called the Early Church, describes the historical era of the Christian religion up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. Christianity spread from the Levant, across t
Model of the Second Temple in the Israel Museum
Christ with the Two Thieves by Fra Angelico c. 1437 – c. 1446
St Paul's Pillar in Paphos
Saint Peter and Saint Paul (1570s) by Juan Fernández Navarrete
Christianity in the 4th century was dominated in its early stage by Constantine the Great and the First Council of Nicaea of 325, which was the beginning of the period of the First seven Ecumenical Co
Silver ring with Chi Rho symbol found at a 4th-century Christian burial site in Late Roman Tongeren, one of the oldest proofs of a Christian community in Belgium, Gallo-Roman Museum (Tongeren)
Emperor Constantine presents a representation of the city of Constantinople as tribute to an enthroned Mary and infant Jesus in this church mosaic. St Sophia, c. 1000.
Icon depicting Emperor Constantine, center, accompanied by the Church Fathers of the 325 First Council of Nicaea, holding the Nicene Creed in its 381 form
Early manuscript illustration of Council of Constantinople