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Christianity in Qatar : ウィキペディア英語版 | Christianity in Qatar
The Christian community in Qatar is a diverse mix of European, North and South American, Asian, Middle Eastern and African expatriates. They form around 13.8% of the total population (2010).〔(Global Religious Landscape ). Pew Forum.〕 No foreign missionary groups operate openly in the country. There are no local Christians in Qatar; all Christians are foreign expatriates. ==History== Many of the inhabitants of Qatar were introduced to Christianity after the religion was dispersed eastward by Mesopotamian Christians from 224 AD onwards. Monasteries were constructed in Qatar during this era. During the latter part of the Christian era, Qatar was known by the Syriac name 'Beth Qatraye'. A variant of this was 'Beth Catara'.〔(PROCEEDINGS OF THE DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPA; CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AT MEETING HELD IN PHILADELPHIA IN AUGUST AND SEPT. 1835, p. 65 )〕 The name translates to 'region of the Qataris'.〔 The region was not limited to Qatar; it also included Bahrain, Tarout Island, Al-Khatt, and Al-Hasa. In 628, most of the Arab tribes converted to Islam. It is likely that some settled populations in Qatar did not immediately convert to Islam.〔 Isaac of Nineveh, a 7th-century Syriac Christian bishop regarded as a saint in some churches, was born in Qatar.〔 Other notable Christian scholars dating to this period who hailed from the Qatari Peninsula include Dadisho Qatraya, Gabriel of Qatar and Ahob of Qatar. In 674, the bishops of Beth Qatraye stopped attending synods; although the practice of Christianity persisted in the region until the late 9th century.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Christianity in the Gulf during the first centuries of Islam )〕
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