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Effective research in church records requires some understanding of your ancestor's religion and of the events that led to the creation of church records. | |||
==== 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 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. | 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. | ||
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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 predominant in southern Germany but not in northern Germany. | Roman Catholics have remained predominant in southern Germany but not in northern Germany. | ||
=== Evangelical (Lutheran) and Evangelical Reformed === | === Evangelical (Lutheran) and Evangelical Reformed === | ||
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For more information about the history of the Mennonites and Huguenots, see the following sources: | For more information about the history of the Mennonites and Huguenots, see the following sources: | ||
*Horsch, John. ''Mennonites in Europe.'' Second Edition. Scottdale, Pennsylvania, USA: Mennonite Publishing House, 1971. ( | *Horsch, John. ''Mennonites in Europe.'' Second Edition. Scottdale, Pennsylvania, USA: Mennonite Publishing House, 1971. (FS Library book 940 K21h.) | ||
*Tylor, Charles. ''The Huguenots in the Seventeenth Century''. London, England: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1892. Microfilmed by Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Genealogical Society of Utah,1983. ( | *Tylor, Charles. ''The Huguenots in the Seventeenth Century''. London, England: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1892. Microfilmed by Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Genealogical Society of Utah,1983. (FS Library film 1,231,509 item 13.) | ||
*Weiss, M. Charles. ''History of the French Protestant Refugees.'' New York, New York, USA: Stringer and Townsend 1854. ( | *Weiss, M. Charles. ''History of the French Protestant Refugees.'' New York, New York, USA: Stringer and Townsend 1854. (FS Library book 940 W2w.) | ||
To read about German Church history see | To read about German Church history see | ||
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'''Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:''' | '''Wiki articles describing these collections are found at:''' | ||
*[[Germany, Baden Church Book Duplicates | *[[Germany, Baden Church Book Duplicates - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[Germany, Brandenburg and Posen Church Book Duplicates | *[[Germany, Brandenburg and Posen Church Book Duplicates - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[Germany, Brandenburg, Heegermühle Church Records | *[[Germany, Brandenburg, Heegermühle Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Germany, Brandenburg, Heegermuhle Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[Germany, Ludwigshafen Church Family Registers Extraction | *[[Germany, Ludwigshafen Church Family Registers Extraction - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[Germany, Bavaria, Neumarkt Archive Records | *[[Germany, Bavaria, Neumarkt Archive Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[Germany Church Book Duplicates and Indexes | *[[Germany Church Book Duplicates and Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[Germany, Saxony, Bautzen Lutheran Church Records | *[[Germany, Saxony, Bautzen Lutheran Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Germany, Saxony, Bautzen Luthern Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
*[[Switzerland Church Book Extracts | *[[Switzerland Church Book Extracts - FamilySearch Historical Records]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Germany | [[Category:Germany Church Records]][[Category:Church History By Country]] [[Category:Huguenots]] [[Category:Lutherans]] [[Category:Roman_Catholics]] | ||
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