Original: R. Gerberding and J. H. Moran Cruz, Medieval Worlds (New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004) p. 51 According to the Great Commission, the resurrected Jesus commanded the disciples to spread his teachings to all the world.
Simplified: R. Gerberding and J. H. Moran Cruz, Medieval Worlds (New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004) p. 55 Diocesan structure When Christianity was legalized the Church took the same provinces for administration as the imperial government and called them dioceses.