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Timeline of official adoptions of Christianity

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This is a timeline showing the dates when countries or polities made Christianity the official state religion, generally accompanying the baptism of the governing monarch.

Adoptions of Christianity to AD 1450

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Adoptions after 1450

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See also

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Annotations

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  1. ^ Circassian paganism remained the religion of the majority of the population until the 17th century.

References

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