Christianity started as a religion of the persecuted and the oppressed. It was built on the faith of Jews - who lived as 2nd class citizens in their own country under Roman occupation. Some of early victims of the persecution were Africans in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd century AD - St Mark of Cyrene (author of the Gospel of Mark), St Perpetua of Carthage (Tunisia), St Felicity, St Cyprian of Carthage, St Augustine of Hippo (one of the 4 doctors of the Church).
The refusal to worship Roman Emperors as deities led to their death, and their courage won over their oppressors. The establishment at the time was threatened by people who believed overcoming evil with good and not compromising.
Some Africans see North Africa as Arabic or Muslim. North Africa has changed over time. At one time, it was a titan of intellectual and religious, even though producing one of the Apostles, senators for Rome, Generals, Emperors, Popes, Bishops of the Christian Church and Jurists.
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