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Christianity in Morocco appeared since the Roman times.[1] Before the arrival of Islam in the 8th century, Berber Christians had embraced the Coptic so-called monophysitic doctrine.[2]
According to tradition, the martyrdom of St Marcellus took place on 28 July 298 at Tingis (nowadays Tangier). Since the Tetrarchy (Emperor Diocletian's reform of governmental structures in 296), Mauretania Tingitana became part of the Diocese of Hispaniae (a Latin plural) and hence in the Praetorian Prefecture of the Gauls (Mauretania Caesariensis was in the diocese of Africa, in the other pretorian prefecture within the western empire), and remained so until its conquest by the Vandals. Lucilius Constantius is recorded as governor (praeses) in the mid to late fourth century.
The foreign Christian community (Roman Catholic and Protestant) consists of 5,000 practising members, although estimates of Christians residing in the country at any particular time range up to 25,000.
[edit] Roman Catholicism in Morocco
An Iglesia (Spanish for
church) in
Chefchaouen. Now a place for theaters.
two Archdioceses in Morocco; Rabat and Tangier.
- The Catholic Church in Morocco (ECAM Eglise Catholique Au Maroc).
[edit] Protestant
- The Evangelical Church of Morocco (EEAM Eglise Evangelique Au Maroc).
[edit] Anglican
- The Anglican Church of Morocco.
[edit] Orthodox
- The Orthodox Church of Morocco (Russian, Greek).
[edit] References and notes
- ^ Cook, Paul David (January 2004). In these last days. Xlibris Corporation, p470. ISBN 1-4134-4102-5.
- ^ Asiwaju, A.I. (January 1985). Partitioned Africans: Ethnic Relations Across Africa's International Boundaries. C. Hurst & Co, p.237. ISBN 0-905838-91-2.
[edit] Further reading
- (French) Baida, Jamaa; Vincent Feroli (2005). Présence chrétienne au Maroc, XIXe-XXe siècles. ISBN 9954423974.
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