List of Christian groups

The following is a list of groups or denominations throughout history that have claimed to be Christian, sorted by date:

* Gnostics: CA 100 A.D - Present
* Marcionists: 150-400 A.D.
* Montanists: 156-800 A.D.[1]
* Novatians: 251-600 A.D.[2]
* Donatists: 312-750 A.D.[3]
* Roman Catholics: 313 A.D.-Present. Essentially began in 313 A.D. when Roman Emperor Constantine the Great adopted a warfaring form of Christianity, and formally in 380 A.D. when Roman Emperor Theodosius I declared it the state religion.[4]
* Arians: 320-671 A.D.[5]
* Paulicians: 650-900 A.D.[6]
* Waldenses: 800 A.D-Present.[7]
* Bogamils: 950-1900 A.D.[8]
* Eastern Orthodox Catholics: 1054 A.D.-Present.[9]
* Cathars: 1100 A.D.-Present.[10]
* Petrobrussians: 1100-1250 A.D.
* Albigenses: 1100-1350 A.D.[11]
* Arnoldists: 1136-1200 A.D.[12]
* Lutherans: 1521 A.D.-Present.[13]
* Presbyterians: 1523 A.D.-Present.[14]
* Anabaptists: 1525 A.D.-Present.[15]
* Anglicans: 1534 A.D.-Present.[16]
* Puritans: 1558-1850 A.D.[17]
* Baptists: 1609 A.D.-Present.[18]
* Arminians: 1610 A.D.-Present.[19]
* Quakers: 1652 A.D.-Present.[20]
* Methodists: 1729 A.D.-Present.[21]
* Mormons: 1830 A.D.-Present.[22]
* Seventh-day Adventists: 1831 A.D.-Present.[23]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Montanism. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
2. ↑ Novatian Schism. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
3. ↑ Donatist. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
4. ↑ Roman Catholicism. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
5. ↑ Christology. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
6. ↑ Paulician. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
7. ↑ Waldenses. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
8. ↑ Bogomil. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
9. ↑ Eastern Orthodoxy. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
10. ↑ Cathari. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
11. ↑ Albigenses. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
12. ↑ Arnold of Brescia. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
13. ↑ Lutheranism. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
14. ↑ Reformed and Presbyterian churches. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
15. ↑ Anabaptist. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
16. ↑ Henry VIII. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
Anglicanism. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
17. ↑ Puritanism. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
18. ↑ Baptist. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
19. ↑ Arminianism. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
20. ↑ Society of Friends. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
21. ↑ Methodism. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
22. ↑ Mormon. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
23. ↑ Seventh-day Adventist. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.