hristianity today has been the result of opinions which
             differed from the established doctrine.
             Christianity has greatly influenced the geography of
             medieval Europe, and later, the rest of the world
             due to colonization and missionary efforts. Perhaps the most
             significant contribution of Christianity was the
             reorganization of Europe from pagan bands and villages into
             the centrally organized holds of feudal Europe. This
             reorganization was patterned after the ecclesiastical
             hierarchy envisioned by the Church and set the stage for all
             that was to come in the future. Monasteries were set up
             throughout Europe as either destinations or as
             waystations for pilgrimages. Monasteries became the
             repositories of civilization, learning, and often wealth.
             The Church provided sanction and divine recognition for
             governments of the day in the form of "Divine Right".
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