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''[[Germany Genealogy|Germany]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Church History''' {{Germany-sidebar}} | ''[[Germany Genealogy|Germany]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Church History''' {{Germany-sidebar}} | ||
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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. | 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. | ||