Alban Nazarism

Alban Christianity
Classification	Chalcedonian
Polity	Episcopal
Apostolic Patriarch	John XVIII
Headquarters	Basilica of Holy Martyrs Inside the Walls, Alexandria, Latium
Founder	St Paul (according to tradition) Saint Adeodatus of Vigueria
Origin	1st century Alban Hills, Latin Empire
Members	63,258,141

The Alban Apostolic Church, also known as Alban Christianity is the xth largest Christian church in the world, and one of the oldest Christian communities in Belisaria. Alban Christians practice what they understand to be the true Christian faith. The Church believes that Jesus was the savior sent by God and that Paul was his chief apostle. Alban Christianity differs from other Chalcedonian churches with a near complete rejection of the Old Testament God. Albans believe that the Old Testament wrathful God, informally called Iues, is a separate nature and lower than the New Testament all-forgiving God, informally called Bonus Deus – though both natures are within in God the Father. This is considered controversial among other mainstream Christian faiths, with other churches calling it dualsim due to the two are great opposing forces, with one being higher and good, the other lower and evil, are in constant battle with one another.

Today the faith has over 63 million adherents worldwide.

History

Alban Christianity is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, who preached in the Latin province of Aradia. The first recorded missionaries of the Alban faith are reported to have originated in the Alban Hills outside of Castellum by Saint Adeodatus of Vigueria, who claimed to be a disciple of Paul. Early followers of the Alban faith were largely former adherents of the major Latin state-sponsored pagan cult surrounding Apollo (and occasionally Sol Invictus), as the god of life, fire, sun or the day, and later charity, and his nemesis, Februus, as the god of darkness, death, night and opulent wealth.

4th century Latin coin featuring Jesus Christ wearing a Radiant crown,which is traditionally linked to Apollo or Sol Invictus in ancient Latin paganism.

The Alban christian following spread quickly out of the Alban Hills and into Castellum and the surrounding area, eventually becoming the largest christian following throughout the ancient Latin Empire. The faith was initially actively persecuted throughout the Latin Empire, until the reign of Emperor Alexander I. Before Alexander's reign, his father, Leo II attempted to eradicate the Christian following in the Empire, causing Alexander to rebel due to his wife being an adherent of Alban Christianity. Following Alexander's civil war, the Alban following was able to gain acceptance on an equal standing with the major Latin pagan cults of the time. It wasn't until the reign of his grandson Hadrian I that Alban Christianity became the official state faith of the Latin Empire.

Alban Christianity remained one of the largest Christian sects in the early Christian period, though had declared all other sects as heresies. The first Council of place was called by Latin Emperor Laurentius in 367 in an attempt to formally unite the church under a single Catholic and Apostolic church. While initially successful, the Council of place resulted in an uneasy peace between the Bishop of Fabria, and the Bishop of Alba, with neither willing to commit to the compromises agreed upon. In 428 AD, the churches split once more after Patriarch Callistus I and all Alban bishops left the Council of Fabria. The split occurred over both religious and political reasons: disagreements over church canon and claims that the Bishop of Fabria held primacy over all other bishops.

The faith would remain the official state church until the rise of the Claudii in the late 6th century AD, during Philip's Rebellion. After Philip's successful claim on the Latin throne, he replaced the Alban Church's status as state faith with his own faith, Fabrian Catholicism and the teachings of the Bishop of Fabria. Alban Christianity lost its majority over Latium by the new Catholic state faith, though has survived throughout the Hellenic and Gelonian populations in Latium and remains the Xth largest Christian community in the world.

Organization

Basilica of Holy Martyrs in Alexandria, seat of the Apostolic Patriarch of Alexandria.

The Alban Church does not have a single religious authority such as the Pope in Catholicism, as Jesus Christ is considered to be the head of the Church. Instead it is guided by the group of autocephalous patriarchs with the Apostolic Patriarch of Alexandria, officially titled Apostolic Patriarch of Alba in Alexandria, holding distinction as first among equals, due to claimed Apostolic succession from Saint Paul, whom is regarded as the first Apostolic Patriarch. The Apostolic Patriarch has little authority among other autocephalous churches. Recently, however, the Apostolic Patriarchate has made efforts to ensure unity across all autocephalous churches. Traditionally there are five patriarchates: Alexandria (previously Castellum or Alba), Fabria, city, city, and Sydalon. Following the Alban-Fabrian Schism in 488 AD, until the 7th century the Patriarchate of Fabria has been regarded as sede vacante. Since the 7th century, it has been held as a Titular Patriarchate by the Alban Archbishop of Castellum, commonly referred to as the Patriarch of Castellum and all Fabria. The number of autocephalous or regional churches have grown since the 488 Schism to include an individual church for nearly every country that has an Alban population, including most nations of Belisaria, Oxidentale, and Norumbia. Traditionally, each regional church holds a curia to elect its patriarch following vacancy or death of a sitting patriarch. These curia help the patriarch or ruling bishop administer the various sees.

The Alban Apostolic Church operates as an episcopal polity, with numerous bishops and archbishops that receive holy orders within each regional church. The highest level beneath a regional church's patriarch is that of bishops who hold jurisdiction over a diocese, followed by local priests that are ordained by bishops, and finally deacons who work in various ministerial roles within the regional church or local diocese.

Doctrine

Trinity

Alban Christianity is a homoousist, Trinitarian christian faith, believing that there is one God, who is equally God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Early Alban teachings were unclear about the trinity, with differing views between Trinitarianism and Nontrinitarianism, however the notion of traditional Trinitarianism first appears to enter Alban teaching in the 4th century AD. Alban theology holds a traditional view that Jesus was fully divine and fully human, with a human soul.

Similarly to the Fabrian Church, Albans accept the filioque, believing that the Holy Spirit originates from God the Father and God the Son as one single principle. This differs from the mainstream Orthodox Church.

Biblical canon

Alban biblical canon largely mirrors that of other mainstream christian faiths. The major differences, however, are the exclusion much of the Old Testament except for a severely edited version of Genesis, and the inclusion of the Revelation of Paul. The order in which the Gospels appear are different as well, with the Gospel of John appearing first. The bible includes 29 books:

• Historical book : Genesis
• Poetry : Psalms, Proverbs
• Gospels : John, Matthew, Mark, Luke
• Acts of the Apostles
• 13 Letters of Paul
• General Epistles : James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude
• Revelation of Paul

Alban Christianity in various countries

Country	Patriarchate	Followers	Followers as percentage of population
Allamunnic States	Patriarchate of Vaalhulmspurt	1,341,612	1.12%
Drevstran	Patriarchate of Ahurravarros	4,659,832	10,3%
Template:Country data North Deweden Deweden	Patriarchate of Deweden	56,955	1.3%
Fabria-Poveglia	Titular Patriarchate of Fabria	1,200	N/A
Template:Country data Intermaria	Patriarchate of Khaira	4,120,913	3.7%
Latium	Apostolic Patriarchate of Alexandria	30,424,147	44.2%
Lihnidos	Patriarchate of Andros	16,729,192	23.1%
Lyncanestria	Patriarchate of Harcourt	3,115,249	4.8%
Sydalon	Patriarchate of Sydalon	1,719,315	11.7%
Tarsas	Patriarchate of Pylos	1,375,965	3.4%
Vannois	Patriarchate of Coutouvre	9,871,671	10.3%