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.

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Christianity[3]
  • Instance of: religion[4], organization[5]
  • Founder: Martin Luther[6]
  • Named after: Martin Luther[7]
  • Subclass of: Protestantism[8]
  • Commons category: Lutheranism[9]
  • Inception: October 31, 1517[10], May 25, 1521[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lutheranism[12]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Lutheranism[13]
  • OpenStreetMap tag: denomination=lutheran[14]
  • Described by source: Vlastenský slovník historický[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], The Catholic Encyclopedia[21], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[22], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[23], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[24]
  • Topic has template: Template:Lutheranism[25]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/lutheranism[26]
  • Short name: ev.-luth.[27]
  • Member count: 70 1000000[28]
  • History of topic: history of Lutheranism[29]
  • Practiced by: Lutheran pastor[30]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[31]

Why It Matters

Lutheranism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Lutheranism is known by 205 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gsso id → 007373
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'bat_smg', 'bbc', 'be', 'be_x_old'
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gsso id: 007373, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/157144190|Lutheranism (#157144190)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6077|Gender, Sex, and Sexu"
  2. 6w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → lutheran-church
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: lutheran-church, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289944141|lutheran church (#289944141)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper'"
  3. 9w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Bundesautobahn 565
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  4. 18w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0263229-luterstvi, 0281179-luterske-cirkve
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  5. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0263229-luterstvi, 0281179-luterske-cirkve
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0263229-luterstvi, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259576|batch #259576]]"
  6. 21w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → l/luteranismo
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14483: l/luteranismo, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779856745649"
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