Christian history

Guillaume de Clermont defending Ptolemais (Acre) in 1291 - Dominique Louis Papety

The increase of Christianity worldwide has spurred on the growing need for team names that represent the values and belief system of Christianity. The listing below outlines Christian team names that have been used in

Prior to adopting Christianity, the Romans worshipped a multitude of gods and goddesses

Picture and description of a work by Gustave Doré: Deborah Praises Jael. Engraving, dated 1865.

Between that date and c. 1525, Luther would publish over half a million works, establishing him as the first bestselling author of the Early Modern Period, outpublishing the popular humanist writer Desiderius Erasmus (l. c. 1469-1536), Catholic apologists, and contemporary reformers. Works by John Calvin (l. 1509-1564), Heinrich Bullinger (l. 1504-1575), and others also became bestsellers, establishing the Protestant vision of Christianity, largely, through the power of the printing press.

Learn about the history and name day information of Saint George the Trophy-Bearer, one of the saints of the Orthodox Christian Church.

Károly Ferenczy was the leading figure of the unfolding and consummation of plein air painting in Hungary, the most outstanding artist of the group and sty...