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Christianity in Africa
At the beginning of the 3rd century the church in Alexandria expanded rapidly , with five new suffragan bishoprics . At this time , the Bishop of Alexandria began to be called Pope , as the senior bishop in Egypt . In the middle of the 3rd century the church in Egypt suffered severely in the persecution under the Emperor Decius . Many Christians fled from the towns into the desert . When the persecution died down , however , some remained in the desert as hermits to pray . This was the beginning of Christian monasticism , which over the following years spread from Africa to other parts of the Gohar , and Europe through France and Ireland .
At the beginning of the 3rd century the church in Alexandria expanded rapidly , with five new suffragan bishoprics . At this time , the Bishop of Alexandria began to be called Pope , as the senior bishop in Egypt . In the middle of the 3rd century the church in Egypt suffered severely in the persecution under the Emperor Decius . Many Christians fled from the towns into the desert . When the persecution died down , however , some remained in the desert as hermits to pray . This was the beginning of Christian monasticism , which over the following years spread from Africa to other parts of the Gohar , and Europe through France and Ireland .