"ක්‍රිස්තියානි ආගමික සභා" හි සංශෝධන අතර වෙනස්කම්

 

As a result of the [[High Middle Ages|redevelopment of Western Europe]], and the [[Decline of the Byzantine Empire|gradual fall of the Eastern Roman Empire]] to the [[Arab]]s and [[Turkish people|Turks]] (helped by [[Fourth Crusade|warfare against Eastern Christians]]). The final [[Fall of Constantinople]] in 1453 AD resulted in Eastern scholars fleeing the Moslem hordes bringing ancient manuscripts to the West, which was a factor in the beginning of the period of the [[Renaissance|Western Renaissance]] there. [[Rome]] came to be seen by the Western Church as Christianity's heartland.<ref>Aristeides Papadakis, John Meyendorff , ''The Christian East and the Rise of the Papacy: The Church 1071-1453 A.D.'', St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, August 1994, ISBN 0-88141-057-8, ISBN 978-0-88141-057-0</ref> Some Eastern churches even broke with Eastern Orthodoxy and entered into communion with Rome. The changes brought on by the Renaissance eventually led to the [[Protestant Reformation]] during which the Protestant Lutheran and the Reformed followers of Calvin, Hus, Zwingli, Melancthon, Knox, and others split from the Roman Catholic Church. At this time, a series of non-theological disputes also led to the [[English Reformation]] which led to the independence of the [[Anglican Communion]]. Then during the [[Age of Discovery|Age of Exploration]] and the [[Age of Imperialism]], Western Europe spread the Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant and Reformed Churches around the world, especially in the [[Americas]].<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-67632/Christianity ''Christianity and world religions'', Encyclopedia Britannica]</ref><ref>[http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-208310 ''South America:Religion'', Encyclopedia Britannica]</ref> These developments in turn have led to Christianity's being the largest religion in the world today.<ref>''Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents'', Adherents.com [http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html]</ref> -->