Christians
A Christian ( ) is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words Christ and Christian derive from the Koine Greek title Christós (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term mashiach (מָשִׁיחַ) (usually rendered as messiah in English).
Extends: Christians, [Christian terminology](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Christian terminology), [New Testament Greek words and phrases](https://wikipedia.org.ai/New Testament Greek words and phrases), [Religious identity](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Religious identity)
Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Group | Text | Christians |
| Flag | Text | Christian cross.svg |
| [Flag Caption](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Flag Caption) | Text | Christian cross |
| [Flag Size](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Flag Size) | Text | 80px |
| Image | Text | Raphael - The Miraculous Draft of Fishes - Google Art Project.jpg |
| Caption | Text | miraculous catch of fish, Jesus, fishers of men, Raphael |
| Population | Text | c. 2.3 billion (28.8% of the global population) (Worldwide, 2020 est.) |
| Founder | Text | Jesus Christ, sacred tradition |
| Scriptures | Text | Bible, Old, New Testament |
| Region1 | Text | United States |
| Pop1 | Text | 246,790,000 |
| Region2 | Text | Brazil |
| Pop2 | Text | 175,770,000 |
| Region3 | Text | Mexico |
| Pop3 | Text | 107,780,000 |
| Region4 | Text | Russia |
| Pop4 | Text | 105,220,000 |
| Region5 | Text | Philippines |
| Pop5 | Text | 86,790,000 |
| Region6 | Text | Nigeria |
| Pop6 | Text | 80,510,000 |
| Region7 | Text | China |
| Pop7 | Text | 67,070,000 |
| Region8 | Text | DR Congo |
| Pop8 | Text | 63,150,000 |
| Region13 | Text | India |
| Pop13 | Text | 31,850,000 |
| Region9 | Text | Germany |
| Pop9 | Text | 58,240,000 |
| Region10 | Text | Ethiopia |
| Pop10 | Text | 52,580,000 |
| Region11 | Text | Italy |
| Pop11 | Text | 51,550,000 |
| Region12 | Text | United Kingdom |
| Pop12 | Text | 45,030,000 |
| Languages | Text | Predominant spoken languages: Spanish · English · Indonesian · Portuguese · · Russian · Mandarin Chinese · French · German · Igbo · Polish · Ukrainian · Filipino · Italian · Malayalam · Arabic · A... |
| Religions | Text | Christianity |