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Christianity first appeared in [[Corumm]] in 1623 when Emperor Dagai of the Qian Dynasty petitioned the court of [[Metzetta]] to send Christian missionaries to educate his heir, Prince Chun, in western caligraphy, philosophy and religious practice. From [[Ankae]] came [[Aciria]]n Friar Corso Pizarra and two [[Caphiria]]n learned priests, Quintulo Batiato and Maximo Cosinga, arriving in [[Mirzak]] by the autumn of 1623. They were received at the imperial court amid great fanfare and with a mix of curiosity and suspicion. Being outsiders preaching a foreign religion, they were beset by intrigues almost from the very beginning of their stay, targeted by court scholars, imperial eunuchs and officials. Batiato's predilection for overindulging in sacramental wine was quickly noted by the palace eunuchs, who began plying him with alcohol in an attempt to, through him, curry favor with the imperial heir. Friar Pizarra's tutelage of the prince was deemed so successful, he was granted permission to open a small seminary and an adjacent school for the sons of a select group of nobles. Corummese men who could read and write were free to apply for enrollment into the seminary to be trained as priests. Friar Cosinga for his part would be dispatched to the court of the Duke of [[Zong]] and would later go on to found the Monastery of the Yellow Rose, famed for having the biggest repository of Christian illuminated manuscripts in all of [[Alshar]]. | Christianity first appeared in [[Corumm]] in 1623 when Emperor Dagai of the Qian Dynasty petitioned the court of [[Metzetta]] to send Christian missionaries to educate his heir, Prince Chun, in western caligraphy, philosophy and religious practice. From [[Ankae]] came [[Aciria]]n Friar Corso Pizarra and two [[Caphiria]]n learned priests, Quintulo Batiato and Maximo Cosinga, arriving in [[Mirzak]] by the autumn of 1623. They were received at the imperial court amid great fanfare and with a mix of curiosity and suspicion. Being outsiders preaching a foreign religion, they were beset by intrigues almost from the very beginning of their stay, targeted by court scholars, imperial eunuchs and officials. Batiato's predilection for overindulging in sacramental wine was quickly noted by the palace eunuchs, who began plying him with alcohol in an attempt to, through him, curry favor with the imperial heir. Friar Pizarra's tutelage of the prince was deemed so successful, he was granted permission to open a small seminary and an adjacent school for the sons of a select group of nobles. Corummese men who could read and write were free to apply for enrollment into the seminary to be trained as priests. Friar Cosinga for his part would be dispatched to the court of the Duke of [[Zong]] and would later go on to found the Monastery of the Yellow Rose, famed for having the biggest repository of Christian illuminated manuscripts in all of [[Alshar]]. | ||
Over the next 200 years Catholicism would slowly and cautiously spread in certain urban centers of Corumm, with [[Mirzak]] having a sizable Christian Quarter well into the late 1800's. Official attitudes would range from toleration, indifference, to terrible persecutions. | Over the next 200 years Catholicism would slowly and cautiously spread in certain urban centers of Corumm under the patronage and protection of certain noble families and magnates, with [[Mirzak]] having a sizable Christian Quarter well into the late 1800's. Official attitudes would range from toleration, indifference, to terrible persecutions. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Foundation=== | ===Foundation=== | ||