Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria

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The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria is the largest Lutheran denomination in Austria, rooted in the Reformation and organized as a Protestant state-recognized church.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lutheran church body
Protestant denomination
state-recognized church in Austria
allows marriage of clergy
celebrates Lutheran sacraments
churchPolity synodal-presbyterian
confessionalBasis Augsburg Confession NERFINISHED
cooperatesWith Roman Catholic Church in Austria NERFINISHED
country Austria
denomination Lutheranism
governedBy bishop
synod
hasAbbreviation A.B. (Augsburgischen Bekenntnisses) NERFINISHED
hasClergy pastors
hasDoctrine justification by faith alone
hasHeadquartersIn Vienna NERFINISHED
hasLeaderTitle bishop
hasParishesIn Burgenland NERFINISHED
Carinthia NERFINISHED
Lower Austria NERFINISHED
Salzburg NERFINISHED
Styria NERFINISHED
Tyrol NERFINISHED
Upper Austria NERFINISHED
Vienna NERFINISHED
Vorarlberg NERFINISHED
hasSacrament Holy Communion NERFINISHED
baptism
historicalRoots 16th-century Reformation in the Habsburg lands
isLargest Lutheran denomination in Austria
isPartOf Evangelical Church in Austria NERFINISHED
languageOfWorship German
legalStatus public-law religious society in Austria
mainTerritory Republic of Austria NERFINISHED
memberOf Community of Protestant Churches in Europe NERFINISHED
Lutheran World Federation NERFINISHED
World Council of Churches NERFINISHED
officialNameInGerman Evangelische Kirche A.B. in Österreich NERFINISHED
originatesFrom Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED
participatesIn Austrian ecumenical councils
recognisedBy Austrian state
recognises priesthood of all believers
religiousFamily Protestantism
sharesUmbrellaWith Evangelical Church of the Helvetic Confession in Austria NERFINISHED
theologicalTradition Lutheran
typeOfOrganization religious organization
uses Lutheran liturgy

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CEPE hasMember Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria
subject surface form: Community of Protestant Churches in Europe
Leuenberg Agreement hasSignatory Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria