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The history of religion in the countries that now comprise Belarus could be only called at best, extremely tumultous. | The history of religion in the countries that now comprise Belarus could be only called at best, extremely tumultous. | ||
Sadly, the history of religions practiced in these areas include persecution, pogroms, forced conversions, exiled and imprisoned leadership and during Word War II the nightmare called the Holocaust decimated Jewish populations. | Sadly, the history of religions practiced in these areas include persecution, pogroms, forced conversions, exiled and imprisoned practicioners and leadership. Before and during Word War II Romand Catholics were slaughtered and the nightmare called the Holocaust decimated Jewish populations. | ||
[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Religie_w_I_Rz-plitej_1750.svg/754px-Religie_w_I_Rz-plitej_1750.svg.png Map of religions in Belarus 1750] | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Religie_w_I_Rz-plitej_1750.svg/754px-Religie_w_I_Rz-plitej_1750.svg.png Map of religions in Belarus 1750] | ||
[http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/fishstein/images/11_06%20Pale%20of%20Settlement.jpg Map of Legal Jewish Settlement in Russia 1825] | [http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/fishstein/images/11_06%20Pale%20of%20Settlement.jpg Map of Legal Jewish Settlement in Russia 1825] | ||
==== Religions ==== | ==== Religions ==== | ||
===== Jewish ===== | ===== Jewish ===== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_of_Settlement The Pale of Settlement] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_of_Settlement The Pale of Settlement] | ||
===== Roman Catholic ===== | ===== Roman Catholic ===== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholicism_in_Belarus History of Roman Catholic Church in Belarus] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholicism_in_Belarus History of Roman Catholic Church in Belarus] | ||
[http://www.catholic.by/2/belarus/church-bel-history.html Roman Catholic Church in Belarus] History and portal to Catholic.by (today's Catholic Church in Belarus) | [http://www.catholic.by/2/belarus/church-bel-history.html Roman Catholic Church in Belarus] History and portal to Catholic.by (today's Catholic Church in Belarus) | ||
===== Greek Catholic ===== | ===== Greek Catholic ===== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_Greek_Catholic_Church History of the Greek Catholic Church in Belarus] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_Greek_Catholic_Church History of the Greek Catholic Church in Belarus] | ||
[[Category:Belarus]] [[Category:Countries_in_Europe]] | [[Category:Belarus]] [[Category:Countries_in_Europe]] | ||
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Belarus Belarus Church History
The history of religion in the countries that now comprise Belarus could be only called at best, extremely tumultous.
Sadly, the history of religions practiced in these areas include persecution, pogroms, forced conversions, exiled and imprisoned practicioners and leadership. Before and during Word War II Romand Catholics were slaughtered and the nightmare called the Holocaust decimated Jewish populations.
Map of religions in Belarus 1750
Map of Legal Jewish Settlement in Russia 1825
Religions[edit | edit source]
Jewish[edit | edit source]
Roman Catholic[edit | edit source]
History of Roman Catholic Church in Belarus
Roman Catholic Church in Belarus History and portal to Catholic.by (today's Catholic Church in Belarus)