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  2. Religion in Iceland - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 November 2024. Religious affiliation in Iceland (2023) Church of Iceland (Lutheran) (58.61%) Free Lutheran Church in Reykjavík (2.57%) Free Lutheran Church in Hafnarfjörður (1.94%) Independent Lutheran Congregation (0.82%) Catholic Church (3.83%) Other Christian denominations (1.78%) Heathenism (1. ...

  3. Christianization of Iceland - Wikipedia

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    Iceland was Christianized in the year 1000 AD, when Christianity became the religion by law. In Icelandic , this event is known as the kristnitaka (literally, "the taking of Christianity"). The vast majority of the initial settlers of Iceland during the settlement of Iceland in the 9th and 10th centuries AD were pagan , worshipping the Æsir ...

  4. History of Christianity in Iceland - Wikipedia

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    [15] [17] Since Norway was Iceland's main trading partner, Icelanders needed to maintain the peace. [15] Accordingly, two Christian chieftains who were related to King Olaf, [9] Gissur Teitsson and Hjalti Skeggjason, were sent to Norway. [18] They promised the monarch that they would be making every effort to convert the whole island. [18]

  5. Iceland - Wikipedia

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    The country subsequently became officially Lutheran, and Lutheranism has since remained the dominant religion. A map of Iceland published in the early 17th century by Gerardus Mercator. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Denmark imposed harsh trade restrictions on Iceland. Natural disasters, including volcanic eruptions and disease, contributed to ...

  6. Culture of Iceland - Wikipedia

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    Norse Paganism was the primary religion among the Norsemen who settled Iceland in the 9th century AD. Christianity later came to Iceland around 1000 AD. In the middle of the 16th century, the Danish crown formally declared Lutheranism the state religion under the Icelandic Reformation. [8]

  7. Church of Iceland - Wikipedia

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    These continued until 1801, when Iceland became one diocese under one bishop of Iceland, residing in Reykjavík. The country was an independent republic from 930 until 1262. Then Iceland, having suffered civil war and anarchy, came under the rule of the Norwegian Realm and in 1380 with Norway under the Danish crown. In 1944 Iceland regained its ...

  8. Category:Religion in Iceland - Wikipedia

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    Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; ... Pages in category "Religion in Iceland" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 ...

  9. Religion in Europe - Wikipedia

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    Religion has been a major influence on the societies, cultures, ... [98] and by 2014, it had 2,382 members, corresponding to 0.8% of Iceland's population. [99]