Lutheranism

form of Protestantism commonly associated with the teachings of Martin Luther
Organization christian_denominational_family Q75809
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Lutheranism is a Christian denominational family.

It was founded on October 31, 1517.

Lutheranism

Summary

Lutheranism is a Christian denominational family[1]. Lutheranism ranks in the top 8% of christian_denominational_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,250 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lutheranism's religion is recorded as Christianity[3].
  • Lutheranism's instance of is recorded as Christian denominational family[4].
  • Lutheranism's instance of is recorded as religion[5].
  • Lutheranism's instance of is recorded as organization[6].
  • Lutheranism's founder is recorded as Martin Luther[7].
  • Martin Luther is named after Lutheranism[8].
  • Lutheranism is a type of Protestantism[9].
  • Lutheranism's Commons category is recorded as Lutheranism[10].
  • October 31, 1517 marks the founding of Lutheranism[11].
  • May 25, 1521 marks the founding of Lutheranism[12].
  • Lutheranism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lutheranism[13].
  • Lutheranism's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Lutheranism[14].
  • Lutheranism's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as denomination=lutheran[15].
  • Lutheranism's described by source is recorded as Vlastenský slovník historický[16].
  • Lutheranism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Lutheranism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Lutheranism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19].
  • Lutheranism's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20].
  • Lutheranism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • Lutheranism's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[22].
  • Lutheranism's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[23].
  • Lutheranism's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[24].
  • Lutheranism's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Lutheranism's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26].
  • Lutheranism's topic has template is recorded as Template:Lutheranism[27].

Body

Founding

Lutheranism's founder is recorded as Martin Luther[7]. Recorded inception include October 31, 1517[11] and May 25, 1521[12].

Identity

Lutheranism's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'ev.-luth.'}[28].

Why It Matters

Lutheranism ranks in the top 8% of christian_denominational_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,250 views/month).[2] Lutheranism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Lutheranism is known by 179 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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