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  2. List of wealthiest religious organizations - Wikipedia

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    Catholic Church in Australia: 23.25 Australia: Catholicism: Extrapolated figure from calculating assets and investments in the state of Victoria. [7] Seventh-day Adventist Church: 15.6 United States: Adventism: As of 1998. [8] Church of England: 13.84 United Kingdom: Anglican: Endowment funds. [9] Church of Sweden: 11.41 Sweden: Lutheran: FY2012.

  3. Thomas E. Ricks (Mormon pioneer) - Wikipedia

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    At age twenty, Ricks crossed the plains to the Salt Lake Valley with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He initially crossed the Mississippi River heading west with the Charles C. Rich family. Ricks left the Rich family at Garden Grove, Iowa to meet up with the rest of his family in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

  4. List of wealthiest families - Wikipedia

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    The Fugger family of mercantile bankers and venture capitalists, the richest family in the 16th century. [62] The Welser family, alongside the Fugger one of the most important families of merchant bankers in 16th-century Europe. The Baring family, owners of an important merchant bank in London in the 18th to 19th centuries.

  5. Wealth and religion - Wikipedia

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    Keister suggested that wealth accumulation is shaped by family processes. [9] According to the study, the median net worth of people believing in Judaism is calculated at 150,890 USD, while the median net worth of conservative Protestants (including Baptists, Seventh-day Adventists, Christian Scientists) was US$26,200. The overall median in the ...

  6. Rothschild family - Wikipedia

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    The Rothschild family (/ ˈ r ɒ θ (s) tʃ aɪ l d / ROTH(S)-chylde German: [ˈʁoːt.ʃɪlt]) is a wealthy Ashkenazi Jewish noble banking family originally from Frankfurt.The family's documented history starts in 16th-century Frankfurt; its name is derived from the family house, Rothschild, built by Isaak Elchanan Bacharach in Frankfurt in 1567.

  7. List of Mormon family organizations - Wikipedia

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    LDS Church members tend to be very family-oriented, and have strong connections across generations and with extended family, often through regular family reunions. [2] For LDS Church members a knowledge and appreciation of one's lineage and heritage is closely connected to the sacred ordinances conducted in LDS temples. In its most general ...

  8. Charles C. Rich - Wikipedia

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    Charles Coulson Rich (August 21, 1809 – November 17, 1883) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement.He led one of the first groups of Mormon pioneers west from Illinois under the leadership of Brigham Young after Joseph Smith's murder.

  9. Adscombe Chapel - Wikipedia

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    The house was called 'Chapel House' and was the home of the Rich family in the 17th century. By the 19th century, it was known as 'Chapples House and Barton' and the chapel was used as a barn. Recent conservation works to the monument have been funded through DEFRA's Countryside Stewardship Scheme.