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.

Aliases (10)

Latin Christianity ×20
Western Church ×5
Latin Christendom ×3
Western Christendom ×3
Western Christian churches ×2
Western Christian theology ×2
Latin Christian culture ×1
Latin Christian theology ×1
Western Christian liturgical 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	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 → Great Schism of 1054 → Protestant Reformation → Second Vatican Council →
hasLiturgicalFamily	Anglican liturgy → Lutheran liturgy → Methodist liturgy → Reformed liturgy → Roman Rite →
hasMajorBranch	Anabaptism → Anglicanism → Evangelicalism → Lutheranism → Methodism → Pentecostalism → Protestantism → Reformed Christianity → Roman Catholicism →
hasMissionaryActivity	Africa → Americas → Asia → Oceania →
hasSacramentalTheology	Eucharist → baptism → marriage → ordination →
hasTheologicalTradition	Augustinian theology → Calvinism → Lutheran theology → Scholasticism → Thomism → Wesleyan theology →
hasViewOn	Filioque clause →
includesDoctrineDebate	authority of Scripture → church governance → free will → nature of grace → predestination → role of tradition → sacraments →
influencedBy	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 →
usesCreed	Apostles' Creed → Athanasian Creed → Nicene Creed →
usesPrimaryLiturgicalLanguageHistorically	Latin →

Referenced by (101)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Blessed Sacrament → Christianization of the Iberian Peninsula ("Latin Christianity") → Confessio ("Latin Christianity") → Diocese of Callao → Diocese of Ogdensburg → Latin West → Latin West ("Latin Christianity") → Life of St Martin → Photian Schism → Rule for Anchoresses → St Augustine’s Church, Pendlebury →	religiousTradition
English barons ("Latin Christianity") → Lower Burgundy ("Latin Christianity") → Ottonian dynasty ("Latin Christianity") → Outremer ("Latin Christianity") → Principality of Antioch ("Latin Christianity") → Saint Benedict of Nursia →	religion
Augustine of Hippo ("Western Church") → Cathédrale Saint-Apollinaire de Valence → Marian antiphons → Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ → Pelagius ("Latin Christianity") → Rule of Saint Augustine →	tradition
Augustine of Hippo ("Western Christian theology") → Augustinian theology → Martin Luther →	influenced
Christmastide → Holy Wednesday → Maundy Thursday →	observedIn
Council of Carthage (418) → Holy Roman Empire ("Latin Christendom") → Latin West ("Western Christendom") →	partOf
De officiis ministrorum → Gregory the Great → Letter to the Soldiers of Coroticus ("Latin Christianity") →	theologicalTradition
Paschal candle → Quicunque vult → Time after Epiphany →	usedIn
Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed → Te Deum →	associatedWith
Old Catholic Church of Germany → Old Catholic Church of Italy →	classification
Augustine of Hippo ("Latin Christianity") → Rule of Saint Benedict →	denomination
East Francia ("Latin Christianity") → People's Crusade ("Latin Christianity") →	hasReligion
On the Trinity ("Western Christian theology") → Vulgate →	influenceOn
Diocese of Central Florida ("Western Christian liturgical tradition") → Roman Pontifical →	liturgicalFamily
Diocese of Hereford → St Anne, Limehouse →	liturgicalTradition
Advent → Gaudete Sunday →	observedBy
Rogation Days → satisfaction theory of atonement →	originatedIn
Augustine of Hippo → Council of Orange (529) ("Western Church") →	region
Pope Leo IX ("Western Christendom") → Second Council of Orange →	regionOfInfluence
Diet of Worms (1521) → Kurfürstenkollegium ("Latin Christianity") →	religiousContext
Gregorian calendar (Western churches) ("Western Christian churches") → Salvator →	usedBy
Easter Bunny →	associatedWithReligionTradition
Bishopric of Ghent →	belongsToTradition
Evangelical Presbyterian Church →	branchOf
Original sin →	centralTo
Council of Elvira →	churchTradition
Eastern Christianity →	contrastsWith
Fourteen anathemas against the Three Chapters ("Western Church") →	controversialIn
Post Tenebras Lux →	culturalContext
Normans ("Latin Christian culture") →	culturalSynthesisWith
Vicar of Christ ("Latin Christianity") →	developedIn
Christianization of Scandinavia ("Latin Christianity") →	dominantChristianDenomination
Saint Andrew →	feastDayObservedBy
Athanasian Creed →	geographicOrigin
Western Christianity ("Latin Christianity") →	hasAlternativeName
Western Section ("Western Christian churches") →	hasJurisdictionOver
Reformation →	hasReligiousContext
Tau cross →	hasReligiousTradition
Tancred ("Latin Christianity") →	ideology
Reformed churches →	isBranchOf
Archbishop of Milan →	isPartOf
Pope Honorius I ("Western Church") →	jurisdiction
Western Schism ("Western Christendom") →	locatedIn
Three Chapters controversy ("Western Roman Church") →	location
Anglican Church of Canada →	mainClassification
Scholastic theology →	mainlyAssociatedWith
Anglo-Saxon England ("Latin Christianity") →	officialReligion
Old Catholic Church of Slovakia →	orientation
Apostles’ Creed ("Western Church") →	regionOfOrigin
Iacomus ("Latin Christendom") →	regionOfUse
Christianization of Europe ("Latin Christendom") →	relatedTo
Christianization of Saxony ("Latin Christianity") →	religionTo
Hungarian Reformed churches →	religiousFamily
Western Section →	religiousTraditionFocus
Eastern Christianity →	sharesCommonHeritageWith
De Opificio Dei ("Latin Christian theology") →	theologicalOrientation
Quadragesima →	usedInTradition
Feast of the Holy Family →	veneratedIn