Unoziva here kuti ndiani Musande uyo, pakutanga, akashandisa izwi rekuti 'maKristu'?

Zvinoreva izviVaKristu"Kubva ku Andiyoki, mu garikuni, sezvakataurwa muna Mabasa eVaApostora.

“Bhanabhasi akabva aenda kuTaso kundotsvaga Sauro uye akamuwana akamuendesa kuAndiyoki. Vakagara pamwe chete kwegore rose munharaunda iyoyo uye vakadzidzisa vanhu vazhinji; muAntiokia kwenguva yokutanga vadzidzi vakadaidzwa kuti maKristu ”. (Mabasa 11: 25-26)

Asi ndiani akauya nezita iri?

Zvinotendwa izvozvo Sant'Evodio iri basa rekutumidza vateveri vaJesu mazita ekuti "maKristu" (muchiGiriki Χριστιανός, kana Christianos, zvinoreva kuti "muteveri waKristu").

Zvishoma zvinozivikanwa nezvaSanta Evodio, zvisinei, imwe tsika inotaura kuti aive mumwe wevadzidzi makumi manomwe vakagadzwa naJesu Kristu (cf. Lk 70: 10,1). Sant'Evodio aive wechipiri bhishopi weAndiyoki mushure Mutsvene Petro.

St. Ignatius, uyo aive bhishopi wechitatu weAntiokia, anoreva kwaari mune imwe yetsamba dzake, achiti: "Rangarira baba vako vakaropafadzwa Evodius, vakagadzwa mufundisi wako wekutanga nevaApostora".

Vadzidzi vazhinji vemuBhaibheri vanoona zita rekuti "Mukristu" senzira yekutanga yekusiyanisa nharaunda yavo iri kukura kubva kumaJuda eguta nekuti panguva iyoyo Andiyoki yaive imba yevaKristu vazhinji vechiJuda vakatiza Jerusarema mushure Saint Stephen akatakwa nematombo kusvika afa. Vari ipapo, vakatanga kuparidzira kuvaHedeni. Iyo mishoni nyowani yakabudirira kwazvo uye yakatungamira kunharaunda yakasimba yevatendi.

Tsika dzinoti Evodius akashandira nharaunda yevaKristu muAntiokia kwemakore makumi maviri nemanomwe uye Chechi yeOrthodox inodzidzisa kuti akafa achiurairwa kutenda mugore ra27 pasi pamambo weRoma Nero. Mutambo weSant'Evodio uri musi wa66 Chivabvu.