Images of Jesus, Mary, angels and archangels, saints, bishops and rulers - Faras, Sudan The dominant narrative of Christianity in Africa often begins with European missionaries landing on the continent’s shores in the 19th century. But this narrative overlooks over a millennium of vibrant African Christianity that predates the Christianization of Europe. From Nubia and Egypt to Axum and Carthage, Africa was not merely a recipient of Christian doctrine, it was one of its foun
