The History of Christianity The founder of Christianity is unknown. The religion is not really defined by any beginning dates, but it does still exist in the world today. The total amount of followers in this religion is around 1.7 billion people. Around 4 BC a child was born to the Virgin Mary and Joseph. An angle told Mary to name the child “Jesus”. Though Mary was a virgin, the angle told her that God was the child's father. Mary gave birth to Jesus in a place where the cattle stayed. There was no room for the travelers to rest in the inn. Jesus was said to be the perfect person, committing no sin against his f