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Nestorianism in China Wikipedia

The form of Christianity often called Nestorianism spread widely across the continent of Asia following the banishment and condemnation of Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople, at the Council of Ephesus in 431. The belief system seemed to have entered China in the 7th century, according to historical records. In China, the religion was known as Jingjiao (??????).

It has been suggested that the Archbishop of Selucia created a metropolitan see in China in 411. Others have written that the first metropolitans were created in China at the time of Saliba Zacha, the Nestorians' patriarch from 714 to 728.

In 745, the Tang Dynasty|Tang emperor Emperor Xuanzong of Tang China|Xuanzong issued an edict stating that the temples popularly known as "Persian temples" should be thenceforth known as Da Qin temples.

Under the emperors of the Yuan Dynasty Nestorian Christianity once again gained a foothold in China. Yet the centralizing policies of the Ming Emperors meant that all things foreign were suspect, so Christianity was once again forced to go underground.

Last Modified:   2005-11-04