the answer is Abraham, the father of Isaac and Jacob
he did not start Christianity. In fact, Christianity is NOT a religion, it more of a commitment to someone who knows WAYYYY the heck more than anyone does
that's right, i'm a Christian :)
God spoke to him when he was 75 to go to Canaan ( and there was NO maps back then)
it's in Genesis 12:1 (If you want to, go and read it for yourself)
it's from the Bible
