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==== Roman Catholic ==== | ==== Roman Catholic ==== | ||
The Roman Catholic faith was accepted in parts of Germany from the fifth century after Christ onward. In the 1200s, German Crusaders, called the Teutonic Knights, conquered pagan Preußen and converted it to Catholicism. Catholicism remained the predominant faith of Germany until the 1500s, when the Reformation movements of Martin Luther and the Swiss religious reformers began to take hold. | The Roman Catholic faith was accepted in parts of Germany from the fifth century after Christ onward. In the 1200s, German Crusaders, called the Teutonic Knights, conquered pagan Prussia (Preußen) and converted it to Catholicism. Catholicism remained the predominant faith of Germany until the 1500s, when the Reformation movements of Martin Luther and the Swiss religious reformers began to take hold. | ||
There was much conflict between Catholics and Protestants. In the 1550s, the Catholic Church began a counter reformation movement. The Thirty Years' War, which swept across central Europe from 1618 to 1648, had its origins in religious conflicts between rulers of parts of Germany and Austria. | There was much conflict between Catholics and Protestants. In the 1550s, the Catholic Church began a counter reformation movement. The Thirty Years' War, which swept across central Europe from 1618 to 1648, had its origins in religious conflicts between rulers of parts of Germany and Austria. | ||
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After the war, the Catholic, Lutheran, and Reformed churches were the only recognized state churches. Smaller religious groups, such as Jews, Mennonites, and Huguenots, were still persecuted by the Protestant and Catholic churches. | After the war, the Catholic, Lutheran, and Reformed churches were the only recognized state churches. Smaller religious groups, such as Jews, Mennonites, and Huguenots, were still persecuted by the Protestant and Catholic churches. | ||
Roman Catholics have remained | Roman Catholics have remained predominant in southern Germany than in northern Germany. | ||
=== Evangelical (Lutheran) and Evangelical Reformed === | === Evangelical (Lutheran) and Evangelical Reformed === | ||
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*[[Germany, Baden Church Book Duplicates (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Germany, Baden Church Book Duplicates (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Germany, Brandenburg and Posen Church Book Duplicates (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Germany, Brandenburg and Posen Church Book Duplicates (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Germany, | *[[Germany, Brandenburg, Heegermühle Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Germany, Brandenburg, Heegermuhle Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Germany, Ludwigshafen Church Family Registers Extraction (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Germany, Ludwigshafen Church Family Registers Extraction (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Germany, Bavaria, Neumarkt Archive Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Germany, Bavaria, Neumarkt Archive Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||