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==Middle Ages== {{Main|Medieval history of Christianity}} {{See also|Timeline of Christianity#Middle Ages|Middle Ages}} {{See also|Christianity in the 9th century}} * 822 β [[MojmΓr I]] of [[Great Moravia]], converts to Christianity * 826 β [[Ansgar]] from France is sent by papal authority to Denmark as a royal chaplain and missionary; Harald Klak is baptized along with 400 of his followers at Mainz<ref>Neill, p. 69</ref> * 828 β First Christian church in present-day [[Slovakia]] is built in [[Nitra]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eng.nitra.sk/?id_menu=5846&module_action__34014__inc=4553&no_cache_left=1 |title=Nitra Pribina |publisher=Eng.nitra.sk |access-date=2010-07-10}}</ref> First missionaries reach the area that is now the Czech Republic<ref name=barrettp24/> * 830 β Scots-born [[Erluph]] is evangelizing in (what is now) Germany when he is killed by the [[Vandals]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Catholic Online |url=http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3171 |title=St. Erluph β Saints & Angels β Saints & Angels β Catholic Online |work=Catholic.org |access-date=2010-07-10}}</ref> * 859 β Execution of [[Eulogius of CΓ³rdoba]], proponent of confrontational Christian witness in Spain and other Muslim-dominated societies. Opposed to any feeling of affinity with [[Muslim culture]], Eulogius advocated using a missiology of [[martyr]]dom to confront Islam.<ref>Anderson, pp. 202-203</ref> * 863 β [[Cyril and Methodius]] are invited by [[Rastislav of Moravia|Rastislav]] to evangelize in [[Great Moravia]] and the [[Balaton Principality]]<ref>Latourette, 1953, p. 307</ref> * 864 β Conversion of [[Boris I of Bulgaria|Prince Boris of Bulgaria]]<ref>Anderson, pp. 79-80</ref> and [[Christianization of Bulgaria]] * 867 β All [[Serbs|Serbian]] tribes are fully Christianized<ref name="antiochian-orthodox.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.antiochian-orthodox.co.uk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513023705/http://www.antiochian-orthodox.co.uk/orthodox_christian_mission.htm|title=Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland|archive-date=May 13, 2008|website=Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland}}</ref> * 878 β Last definite reference to Christians in China before the [[Mongol]] era * 880 β First Slavic archbishopric established in [[Great Moravia]] with [[Saint Methodius of Thessaloniki|Methodius]] as its head; Bible translated into Slavonic<ref name=barrettp25>Barrett, p. 25</ref> * 900 β Missionaries from the [[Archdiocese of Bremen|archdiocese of Bremen-Hamburg]] reach Norway<ref name=barrettp25/> {{See also|Christianity in the 10th century}} * 912 β The [[Normans]] become Christian<ref>Adams, Henry. ''Mont Saint Michel and Chartres'', Penguin Classics, 1986, p. 19</ref> * 948 β The leader of the [[Magyars]] converts to Christianity * 957 β [[Olga of Kiev|Princess Olga]] of [[Kiev]] [[baptism|baptized]]<ref>Neill, p. 76</ref> * 965 β [[Harold I of Denmark]] converts to Christianity and smooths the way for the acceptance of Christian faith by the [[Danish people]] * 966 β [[Mieszko I of Poland]] converts to Christianity and begins the period of Christian Poland<ref>Neill, p. 79</ref> * 987 β [[Church of the East in China|Church of the East]] monks visiting China find no traces of Christian community left<ref>Neill, p. 83</ref> * 988 β [[Baptism of Kievan Rus']] under [[Vladimir I of Kiev|Vladimir I]]<ref>Olson, p. 104</ref> * 995 β Christian missionaries from Norway begin working in [[Iceland]] * 997 β [[Adalbert of Prague]] dies as a [[martyr]] in [[Prussia]]<ref name="Neill, p. 94">Neill, p. 94</ref>
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