Audonian Christianity
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Audonian Christianity comprises Christian traditions and church families that originally developed during classical and late antiquity in northwestern and western Audonia. The term does not describe a single communion or religious denomination, but does describe a shared current of beliefs and traditions among historic Christians originating in the region. For much of its history, the largest body of Audonian Christianity was the Audonian Church of the East, a Church which had official dhimmi status within the Oduniyyad Caliphate and was lead by the Patriarch of Marand. Prior to the Crusades, this form of Christianity also underwent growth in eastern Sarpedon as it was viewed by Caliphal authorities to be politically preferable to Catholicism due to its ties to Caphiria and the Holy Levantine Empire.
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The term "Audonian Christianity" began to be used in the Occident in the 9th century, and the term was not originally used by its adherents. The term "Audonian" as a geographical signifier originates around the same time and derives from the Oduniyyad Caliphate. Believers would have simply referred to themselves as Christians or Eastern Christians prior to the widespread popularization of the term even among its adherents.