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Christianity, brought by the Roman legionnaires, first appeared in Gaul at the end of the 3rd Century A.D. The first physical traces of Christianity in Switzerland date back to the 4th century. After the Romans, Germanic tribes invaded the Swiss territory, the current language boundaries were formed and the Holy Roman Empire finally took over the area. It is against this background that Christianity was firmly planted in Switzerland.

The Helvetic Confederation is traditionally considered to have been founded in 1291, the year of the Alliance pact between the Cantons of Uri, Schywz and Unterwalden (called the Waldstätten). The other cantons would later gradually join the original pact and the Federal State of Switzerland would be officially born in 1848.