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Most influential Christian ever?

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Inspired by the current "Best Pope" thread, who's your favorite?
 
Inspired by the current "Best Pope" thread, who's your favorite?

Hmmmm. Let's say, "most influential Christian ever." Byzantine Emperor Constantine. Albeit, he didn't convert technically until his death bed. He is responsible for making Christianity mainstream, and bringing order to Christianity.
 
Jesus maybe :2razz:
 
Actually a really good one that I hadn't thought of!

Truth is it would probably be Peter or Paul as opposed to Mary, but I am just giving you a hard time as I assume you mean someone outside the actual text of the Bible.
 
In modern times, I think Billy Graham has had enormous influence, in America in particular but also in the world in general.
 
Couple of good ones already mentioned.

I'm adding Madiba.
 
Aside Biblical figures - because they may/may not have really lived . . . John Calvin.

Heya Auntie Mmmmm.
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Lets not forget the Romans Kept records. So we do know quite a few Biblical figures that lived.
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Not Counting Jesus.....I would have to say for the major jump off it was the Emperor Constantine. After that I would say that it was Paul.

As Non Religious Figures.....I would note that Pepin the Father of Charles The Hammer Martel and Great Grandfather to Charlemagne was responsible for causing the Gauls, Goths, and many in now what we call Europe, to drop their pagan Gods and become Christians. At the point of the Sword.
 
Jesus, definitely.
Then Paul, David, Martin Luther
 
Inspired by the current "Best Pope" thread, who's your favorite?

Is the question favorite or most influential? Because if you're going with most influential, I think you'd be hard-pressed to beat St. Paul.
 
I don't know if Christianity would've survived as a mainstream religion without Martin Luther.

It was surviving pretty well before Martin Luther. Just saying.
 
It was surviving pretty well before Martin Luther. Just saying.

Was it surviving pretty well in a democracy back then? There were major corruption issues that caused people to rebel and become Protestants. Those Protestants had a huge influence on the development of Western democratic culture.
 
Paul.

His Roman citizenship allowed him to spread Christianity across the Roman provinces, which greatly assisted in expansion. Had he not been, Christianity might not have gotten very far.
 
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