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This is a list of notable converts to Christianity from pagan religions .
Paganism is a term which, from a
Western perspective, has come to connote a broad set of
spiritual or
cultic practices or beliefs of any
folk religion , and of historical and contemporary
polytheistic religions in particular.
While the term has historically been used to denote adherents of any non-
Abrahamic faith , for the purposes of this list, only adherents of non-major
polytheistic ,
shamanistic ,
pantheistic , or
animistic religions will be listed in this section.
British/Germanic (excluding Norse) paganism
Horapollo – leader of the few remaining pagan schools of
Menouthis during Emperor
Zeno 's reign (474–491) who converted to Christianity after being tortured.
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Mideastern and Arabian paganism
African traditional religions
New Zealand and Pacific Islands traditional religions
European paganism (generic)
Eastern European/ Slavic paganism
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