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''For information about records for non-Christian religions in Belarus, go to the [[Belarus Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | ''For information about records for non-Christian religions in Belarus, go to the [[Belarus Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | ||
==Online Resources and Websites== | |||
*[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1A_7VBE7lbMnJtJuoEfXny_nlBng&hl=en_US&ll=54.785061119025606%2C23.78100281249999&z=7 '''Litwa-metryki cz.'''] Lithuania vital records with online images. Map pins indicate villages from which records are available. Includes some records from Belarus. | |||
**Click the down arrow to the left of '''"Cz. I i II"''' to open the full list, which gives all these links. | |||
***[http://kresy.genealodzy.pl/gub_wil_87/ap_litwa.html '''Cz. I i II'''] | |||
***[http://kresy.genealodzy.pl/gub_wil_87/ap_litwa_II.html '''Cz. III'''] | |||
***[http://kresy.genealodzy.pl/gub_wil_87/ap_litwa_IV.html '''Cz. IV'''] | |||
***[http://kresy.genealodzy.pl/gub_wil_87/ap_litwa_V.html '''Cz. V'''] | |||
***[http://kresy.genealodzy.pl/gub_wil_87/ap_litwa_VI.html '''Cz. VI'''] | |||
***[http://kresy.genealodzy.pl/gub_wil_87/ap_lit '''Cz. VII'''] | |||
**A list of records and links to descriptions and images will appear. Example:<br> | |||
::::KOMAJE<br> | |||
::::first book of deaths from 1894 to 1895 year. Description | see | |||
::::2nd book of deaths of the 19th century. Description | see | |||
::::third book of births of the 20th century. And half Description | See | |||
::::the 4th book of births from 1860 to 1866 year. Description | See | |||
::::5. book of births from 1866 to 1873 year. Description | See | |||
:*'''Description''' and '''See''' are clickable links. '''See''' takes you to the images. | |||
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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
According to the census of as of November 2011, 58.9% of all Belarusians adhere to some kind of religion; out of those, Eastern Orthodoxy (Belarusian Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church) makes up about 82%. Roman Catholicism is practiced mostly in the western regions, and there are also different denominations of Protestantism. Minorities also practice Greek Catholicism, Judaism, Islam and Neopaganism. Overall, 48.3% of the population is Orthodox Christian, 41.1% is not religious, 7.1% is Catholic and 3.3% follows other religions. | According to the census of as of November 2011, 58.9% of all Belarusians adhere to some kind of religion; out of those, Eastern Orthodoxy (Belarusian Exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church) makes up about 82%. Roman Catholicism is practiced mostly in the western regions, and there are also different denominations of Protestantism. Minorities also practice Greek Catholicism, Judaism, Islam and Neopaganism. Overall, 48.3% of the population is Orthodox Christian, 41.1% is not religious, 7.1% is Catholic and 3.3% follows other religions. | ||