Christianity in Jordan

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Jordan is home to one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, dating back to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ early in the 1st century AD. The region of Transjordan became an important centre of Christianity during the Byzantine period, and Christian communities continued to live there following the Muslim conquest of the Levant in the seventh century AD. Many Christian Jordanians trace their ancestry to the indigenous Christian populations of the Levant, including Arab tribes associated with the Ghassanids. Christian Jordanians constitute a religious minority (around 3% or 250,000-400,000) in the predominantly Muslim country and belong to several denominations, the largest of which is the Greek Orthodox Church. Other major communities include Latin and Melkite Greek Catholics, Protestants, and Armenian and Syriac Orthodox Christians. Christian Jordanians have historically contributed to the country's political, economic and cultural development, particularly in education, healthcare...

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