The first set of Europeans who started the spread of Christianiry in Africa were the Portuguese. Their inotive in exploring the coast of \(A\) frica in the I th Century was to spread the Christian faith. They achieved some initial success in planting the seeds of Cliristian faith in seyeral places along the coast of West Africa. In Nigeria, the Portuguese were active in Benin between 1485 and \(1520 .\)