Western Christianity

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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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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

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Bishop of Worcester churchTradition Western Christianity
Ordinary of the Mass developedInContextOf Western Christianity
Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia tradition Western Christianity
Matins usedIn Western Christianity
Council of Hippo (393) denomination Western Christianity
Council of Hippo (393) church Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Western Church
Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew placeOfOrigin Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Latin Christendom
papal bull Transiturus de hoc mundo religiousTradition Western Christianity
subject surface form: Transiturus de hoc mundo
Roman North Africa knownFor Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Latin Christianity
Confessions influenced Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Western Christian spirituality
Subiaco Diocese hasTradition Western Christianity
Bishopric of Heerlen hasPrimaryReligion Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Latin Christianity
Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa builder Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Latin Christians
Celtic Christianity influencedBy Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Latin Christianity
Marcher lordships hasReligion Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Latin Christianity
Welsh principalities religion Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Latin Christianity
Caspar veneratedIn Western Christianity
All Saints observedBy Western Christianity
Bishop of Huntingdon tradition Western Christianity
Abbot of Monte Cassino historicallyInfluentialIn Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Latin Christianity
Bishop of Tivoli tradition Western Christianity
Pope Siricius jurisdiction Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Western Church
Anglican Diocese of Grafton ChristianTradition Western Christianity
King of Naples and Sicily culturalSphere Western Christianity
baptism of Poland religiousContext Western Christianity
subject surface form: Baptism of Poland
this entity surface form: Latin Christendom
baptism of Poland religiousContext Western Christianity
subject surface form: Baptism of Poland
Imperium Romaniae religion Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Latin Christianity
St Mary Overie religiousTradition Western Christianity
Empire of Romania religion Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Latin Christianity
Roman Rite liturgicalFamilyOf Western Christianity
Eighth Crusade religiousContext Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Latin Christianity
Bishopric of Heinsberg hasOfficialReligion Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Latin Christianity
Church of San Francesco tradition Western Christianity
subject surface form: Church of San Francesco (Alghero)
Bishopric of Erkelenz religiousTradition Western Christianity
Mendicant orders geographicScope Western Christianity
Church of the Roman Empire influenced Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Latin Christendom
Hilary of Poitiers tradition Western Christianity
Latin Fathers of the West partOf Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Western Church
Bishop of Shrewsbury religiousTradition Western Christianity
Archbishop of Lichfield partOf Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Western Church
Saint-Gatien Cathedral religiousTradition Western Christianity
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico tradition Western Christianity
Bishop of Trent tradition Western Christianity
Rex Romanorum associatedReligion Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Latin Christianity
Fifth Crusade hasReligiousContext Western Christianity
this entity surface form: Latin Christianity