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Religion in Sweden has, over the years, become increasingly diverse. Christianity was the religion of virtually all of the Swedish population from the 12th to the early 20th century, but it has rapidly declined throughout the late 20th and early 21st century.
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The first known attempts to Christianize Sweden were made by Ansgar in 830, invited by the Swedish king Björn. Setting up a church at Birka he met with little Swedish interest. A century later Unni, archbishop of Hamburg, made another unsuccessful attempt. In the 10th century English missionaries made inroads in Västergötland.
Sweden: Language: Swedish, English, Latin: Founder: St. Ansgar: Origin: Circa 826 [1] 1594-1599 de facto reestablished by King Sigismund of Sweden 1781 legally reestablished as an apostolic vicariate: Separations: Church of Sweden: Members: Circa 125,000 registered members (circa 150,000 unofficially) [2] Official website: Catholic Church in ...
The Church of Sweden described their "dark actions" against the Sámi as "colonial" and "legitimized repression". [41] Prior to apologizing, the Church of Sweden had produced a 1,100 page long document in 2019 compiling the church's history of oppressing Sámi people and erasing Sámi culture. [42]
The Christianization of the Sámi people in Norway, Sweden, and Finland (Finland was a part of Sweden until 1809) took place in stages during a several centuries-long process. The Sámi were Christianized in a similar way in Norway, Sweden, and Finland.
Swedish religious building and structure stubs (1 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Religious buildings and structures in Sweden" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
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