Protestantism
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Summary
Protestantism is a Christian denominational family[1]. Protestantism ranks in the top 5% of christian denominational family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41,588 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Christianity[3]
- Instance of: major religious group[4]
- Named after: Protestation at Speyer[5]
- Subclass of: Western Christianity[6]
- Commons category: Protestantism[7]
- Unicode character: ✝️️[8]
- Has part(s): Lutheranism[9], Reformed Christianity[10], Methodism[11], Anglicanism[12], Anabaptism[13], Holiness movement[14], Adventism[15], Evangelicalism[16], charismatic christianity[17], Restorationism[18], Stone–Campbell Movement[19], united and uniting churches[20], Baptists[21]
- Inception: November 10, 1517[22]
- Separated from: Catholic Church[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Protestantism[24]
- Location of creation: Northwestern Europe[25]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Protestantism[26]
- OpenStreetMap tag: denomination=protestant[27]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], The New Student's Reference Work[33]
- Topic has template: Template:Protestantism[34]
- Has list: list of Protestant denominations[35]
- Permanent duplicated item: Protestantism[36]
- Practiced by: Protestant[37]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Protestantism include crypto-Protestantism[38], a term[39].
Why It Matters
Protestantism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Protestantism is known by 222 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Protestantism has been cited as an influence by Hryhorii Skovoroda[42], a philosopher[43], 1722–1794[44], of Russian Empire[45], specialised in poetry[46].
Entities named for Protestantism include crypto-Protestantism[38], a term[39].
FAQs
Who did Protestantism influence?
Protestantism has been cited as an influence by Hryhorii Skovoroda[42].