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The conversion of Norway to Christianity began in 1000 AD. Prior to the conversion Norwegians practised Norse paganism. The Norwegian Bible, Bibelen.. Christianity is the largest religion in Norway and it has historically been called a Christian country.
The history of Christianity in Norway started in the Viking Age in the 9th century. Trade, plundering raids, and travel brought the Norsemen into close contacts with Christian communities, but their conversion only started after powerful chieftains decided to receive baptism during their stay in England or Normandy .
A history of expansion of Christianity. Vol 2. The thousand years of uncertainty: AD 500–AD 1500 (1938) pp. 106–43. Latourette, Kenneth Scott.Christianity in a Revolutionary Age. A History of Christianity in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Vol. II: The Nineteenth Century in Europe, the Protestant and Eastern Churches (1959): pp. 131 ...
Religion in Norway is dominated by Lutheran Christianity, with 63.7% of the population belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway in 2022. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Catholic Church is the next largest Christian church at 3.1%. [ 3 ]
The Catholic Church in the Nordic countries was the only Christian church in that region before the Reformation in the 16th century. Since then, Scandinavia has been a mostly non- Catholic ( Lutheran ) region and the position of Nordic Catholics for many centuries after the Reformation was very difficult due to legislation outlawing Catholicism .
The wealth accrued by these rulers in raids against the British Isles and other targets greatly expanded the power of the Norwegian ruling class and allowed for the establishment of a unified kingdom in Norway. [2] While Christianity had been present in Norway dating back at least to the rule of Haakon the Good (c. 920–961), the first king to ...
364 – Rome returns to Christianity, specifically the Arian Church; c. 364 – Vandals (Arian Church) 376 – Goths and Gepids (Arian Church) 380 – Rome goes from Arian to Catholic/Orthodox (both terms are used refer to the same Church until 1054) 411 – Kingdom of Burgundy (Nicene Church) c. 420 – Najran (Nicene Church) 448 – Suebi ...
Pages in category "History of Christianity in Norway" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...