I’m gonna do something different this week. Religious sects! Christian ones specifically.
There are, and were, dozens, and hundreds, of these. A lot of them arose in the early days of the Catholic Church when it was spreading rapidly and there was no central authority to set the dogma in stone. Thus we get Gnosticism, which was pretty popular for a time, popular enough to generate its own gospels, and Nestorianism which led to the formation of The Church of the East. Later on, the Protestant Reformation came along to further muddy the waters.
This is all fascinating stuff and too much for me to do a deep dive into right now. But if you need an obscure Christian sect for a Dan Brown-like historical-religious thriller, take a look at these.
(I found the painted icon above very odd in how the triplet Christlike figures have triangular halos, not round ones, and the symbolism they sport on each breast. Plus, the painting style reminds me of Talavera pottery!)
Old Christian Sects and Denominations
| Heresy of the Arian Psyrines
The Narasdites Independent Holy See of Chaldea Triathrines Old Gothic Ochrii The Orthodox Utheans The Immersionists Holymines |
Clay Vessels of Jerusalem
The Euthyric Cult The Luminists The Scrollkeepers of Antioch Deusists Splendid Brethren Ans Retaci Templars Hectorites of Israel |
