Christianity

• In 313, Christianity was officially recognized in the Roman Empire.
  
  
• From then until the 15th century, the Christian world entered a dark age of medicine.
  
  
  • People believed that illness was a punishment from God, and that the only way to cure disease was through prayer and repentance.
    
    
  • Dissecting the sacred human body was considered contrary to the teachings of God, and even animal dissection was not permitted.
    
    
  • Greek medicine was inherited and preserved by Arabic medicine.