Western Christianity

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branch of Christianity religious tradition

Western Christianity is the branch of Christianity that developed in Western Europe, encompassing traditions such as Roman Catholicism and most forms of Protestantism, and is characterized by distinct theological, liturgical, and ecclesiastical practices.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
Western Christianity canonical	212
Latin Christianity	61
Western Church	22
Latin Christendom	16
Western Christendom	6
Western Christian theology	6
Latin Christian theology	2
Western Christian churches	2
Latin Christendom (via later translations)	1
Latin Christian culture	1
Latin Christians	1
Western Catholicism	1
Western Christian calendar	1
Western Christian liturgical tradition	1
Western Christian spirituality	1
Western Christian tradition	1
Western Roman Church	1

Statements (80)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	branch of Christianity ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ
developedIn	Western Europe ⓘ
emphasizesDoctrine	Trinity ⓘ atonement through Christ ⓘ incarnation of Christ ⓘ justification by faith ⓘ original sin ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Western Christianity ⓘ surface form: Latin Christianity
hasCulturalImpactOn	European art ⓘ European literature ⓘ European music ⓘ Western civilization ⓘ Western law ⓘ education systems ⓘ
hasDoctrinalSource	confessions of faith ⓘ creeds ⓘ ecumenical councils ⓘ
hasEcclesiasticalStructure	congregational polity ⓘ episcopal polity ⓘ presbyterian polity ⓘ
hasHistoricalCenter	Rome ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ
hasHistoricalEvent	Council of Trent ⓘ Counter-Reformation ⓘ East–West Schism ⓘ surface form: Great Schism of 1054 Reformation ⓘ surface form: Protestant Reformation Second Vatican Council ⓘ
hasLiturgicalFamily	Anglican rite ⓘ surface form: Anglican liturgy Lutheran liturgy ⓘ Methodist liturgy ⓘ Reformed liturgy ⓘ Latin Rite ⓘ surface form: Roman Rite
hasMajorBranch	Anabaptist churches ⓘ surface form: Anabaptism Anglican Communion ⓘ surface form: Anglicanism Evangelicalism ⓘ Lutheranism ⓘ Methodist churches ⓘ surface form: Methodism Pentecostal churches ⓘ surface form: Pentecostalism Protestant Christianity ⓘ surface form: Protestantism Reformed churches ⓘ surface form: Reformed Christianity Roman Catholicism ⓘ
hasMissionaryActivity	Africa ⓘ Americas ⓘ Asia ⓘ Oceania ⓘ
hasSacramentalTheology	Holy Eucharist ⓘ surface form: Eucharist baptism ⓘ marriage ⓘ ordination ⓘ
hasTheologicalTradition	Augustinian theology ⓘ Calvinism ⓘ Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran theology Scholasticism ⓘ Scholastic theology ⓘ surface form: Thomism Arminianism ⓘ surface form: Wesleyan theology
hasViewOn	Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed ⓘ surface form: Filioque clause
includesDoctrineDebate	authority of Scripture ⓘ church governance ⓘ free will ⓘ nature of grace ⓘ predestination ⓘ role of tradition ⓘ sacraments ⓘ
influencedBy	Latin ⓘ surface form: Latin language Roman Empire ⓘ Western philosophy ⓘ
isContrastedWith	Eastern Christianity ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
isDemographicallyDominantIn	Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ
isDemographicallySignificantIn	Latin America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
primarilyUsesScripture	Bible ⓘ
usesCalendar	Gregorian calendar (Western churches) ⓘ surface form: Gregorian calendar
usesCreed	Apostles’ Creed ⓘ surface form: Apostles' Creed Athanasian Creed ⓘ Nicene Creed ⓘ
usesPrimaryLiturgicalLanguageHistorically	Latin ⓘ

Referenced by (336)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Original sin → centralTo → Western Christianity ⓘ

Apostles’ Creed → regionOfOrigin → Western Christianity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Church

Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed → associatedWith → Western Christianity ⓘ

English barons → religion → Western Christianity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Latin Christianity

Paschal candle → usedIn → Western Christianity ⓘ

Reformation → hasReligiousContext → Western Christianity ⓘ

Athanasian Creed → geographicOrigin → Western Christianity ⓘ

Vulgate → influenceOn → Western Christianity ⓘ

Gregorian calendar (Western churches) → usedBy → Western Christianity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Christian churches

satisfaction theory of atonement → originatedIn → Western Christianity ⓘ

Pelagius → tradition → Western Christianity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Latin Christianity

Late Latin Iacomus → regionOfUse → Western Christianity ⓘ

subject surface form: Iacomus

this entity surface form: Latin Christendom

Advent → observedBy → Western Christianity ⓘ

Holy Roman Empire → partOf → Western Christianity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Latin Christendom

Blessed Sacrament → religiousTradition → Western Christianity ⓘ

Martin Luther → influenced → Western Christianity ⓘ

Christmastide → observedIn → Western Christianity ⓘ

Christianization of Europe → relatedTo → Western Christianity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Latin Christendom

Old Catholic Church of Slovakia → orientation → Western Christianity ⓘ

Old Catholic Church of Italy → classification → Western Christianity ⓘ

Western Christianity → hasAlternativeName → Western Christianity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Latin Christianity

Saint Andrew → feastDayObservedBy → Western Christianity ⓘ

Council of Carthage (418) → partOf → Western Christianity ⓘ

Council of Orange (529) → region → Western Christianity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Church

Maundy Thursday → observedIn → Western Christianity ⓘ

Principality of Antioch → religion → Western Christianity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Latin Christianity

Easter Bunny → associatedWithReligionTradition → Western Christianity ⓘ

Diet of Worms → religiousContext → Western Christianity ⓘ

subject surface form: Diet of Worms (1521)

Reformed churches → isBranchOf → Western Christianity ⓘ

Post Tenebras Lux → culturalContext → Western Christianity ⓘ

Te Deum → associatedWith → Western Christianity ⓘ

Anglican Church of Canada → mainClassification → Western Christianity ⓘ

Latin West → partOf → Western Christianity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Christendom

Latin West → religiousTradition → Western Christianity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Latin Christianity

Augustine of Hippo → denomination → Western Christianity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Latin Christianity

Augustine of Hippo → region → Western Christianity ⓘ

Augustine of Hippo → influenced → Western Christianity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Christian theology

Augustine of Hippo → tradition → Western Christianity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Church

Quicunque vult → usedIn → Western Christianity ⓘ

Diocese of Hereford → liturgicalTradition → Western Christianity ⓘ

Rule of Saint Benedict → denomination → Western Christianity ⓘ

Saint Benedict of Nursia → religion → Western Christianity ⓘ

Council of Elvira → churchTradition → Western Christianity ⓘ

Ottonian dynasty → religion → Western Christianity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Latin Christianity

Salvator → usedBy → Western Christianity ⓘ

Roman Pontifical → liturgicalFamily → Western Christianity ⓘ

Cathédrale Saint-Apollinaire de Valence → tradition → Western Christianity ⓘ

Gaudete Sunday → observedBy → Western Christianity ⓘ

Vicar of Christ → developedIn → Western Christianity ⓘ

this entity surface form: Latin Christianity