1 jan 635 ano - Christianity reaches China by missionary Alopen

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Alopen (c. 600) brought Christianity to China. His group of Syriac-speaking missionaries from Persia arrived in China around 635. Not much is known about him, but the Nestorian Stele—an artifact written in both Chinese and Syriac and dating to 781—identifies Alopen by name. Arriving during the foreigner-friendly Tang Dynasty, Alopen’s mission established a Christian presence in China that lasted more than two hundred years and included monasteries all over the country. In fact, the Nestorian Stele was unearthed at the site of an ancient Christian monastery.

Shelley, Bruce L.. Church History in Plain Language, Fifth Edition (p. 101). Zondervan Academic. Kindle Edition.

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