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Biography:
Ulfilas (311 - 383) was a missionary sent by Emperor Constantius to the German tribes who
roamed along the borders of the Roman Empire. He translated a Greek Bible into Gothic, but
in so doing he had to invent a Gothic alphabet at the same time - and it is as a result of this
that we know as much about the Gothic language as we do.
Ulfilas' work was significant for the later development of Christianity because Constantius was an Arian Christian. Thus, the form of Christianity which transmitted to the Germans was Arian, allowing it to survive for a long time and even compete with orthodox Nicene Christianity, especially after the Germans invaded and took over the remnants of the Roman Empire in the West.
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