Nubian Church

Japanese: ヌビア教会 - ヌビアきょうかい

A Christian church that existed in the Nubian region in northeastern Africa, from south of Egypt along the Nile River to near Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. Nubia had long had contact with Egypt, and missionary work is thought to have already taken place in the 3rd and 4th centuries, but it was not until the 6th century that it really took off. At the time, there were three dynasties in Nubia, from the north to the south: Nobatia, Macria, and Alodia. Around this time in the Christian world, Monophysites were beginning to separate, mainly in Egypt, and the conflict between the Monophysites and the Chalcedonians was reflected in the missionary work in Nubia.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

アフリカの北東部，エジプトの南からナイル川沿いにスーダンの首都ハルツーム付近までのヌビア地方に存在したキリスト教会。古くからエジプトと交流のあったヌビアには，3～4世紀にはすでに布教が行われたと考えられるが，本格化するのは6世紀のことである。当時ヌビアには北からノバティア，マクリア，アロディアの三つの王朝があった。キリスト教世界ではこのころエジプトを中心に単性論派が分離を始めており，単性論派とカルケドン派の争いがヌビア布教にも反映した。

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