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  2. Religion in Europe - Wikipedia

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    Little is known about the prehistoric religion of Neolithic Europe. Bronze and Iron Age religion in Europe as elsewhere was predominantly polytheistic (Ancient Greek religion, Ancient Roman religion, Basque mythology, Finnish paganism, Celtic polytheism, Germanic paganism, etc.). The Roman Empire officially adopted Christianity in AD 380.

  3. List of religious populations - Wikipedia

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    The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.

  4. Religion in the European Union - Wikipedia

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    The country with the largest number of Muslims in western Europe is believed to be France with an estimated 6–7 million (though the French census does not ask religious questions) followed by Germany (4.5 million), the United Kingdom (2.7 million) [34] and Italy (1.5 million). [35]

  5. Christianity in Europe - Wikipedia

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    Christianity is the predominant religion in Europe. [2] Christianity has been practiced in Europe since the first century, and a number of the Pauline Epistles were addressed to Christians living in Greece, as well as other parts of the Roman Empire.

  6. Christianity by country - Wikipedia

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    Christianity is the predominant religion and faith in Europe, the Americas, the Philippines, East Timor, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Oceania. [11] There are also large Christian communities in other parts of the world, such as Indonesia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and West Africa where Christianity is the second-largest religion after Islam.

  7. Major religious groups - Wikipedia

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    The world's principal religions and spiritual traditions may be classified into a small number of major groups, though this is not a uniform practice. This theory began in the 18th century with the goal of recognizing the relative degrees of civility in different societies, [2] but this concept of a ranking order has since fallen into disrepute in many contemporary cultures.

  8. Religion in France - Wikipedia

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    Hinduism is a minority religion followed in France by 0.25% of total population, [56] mainly by Indians and Sri Lankans, in whom Tamils community forms a major group in the country. [57] Hinduism is most influential in the French Overseas department of Réunion where estimates of practicing Hindus vary from 6.7% [58] to 10.7%.

  9. Catholic Church in Europe - Wikipedia

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    Adherence to Catholicism in Europe (2010) About 35% [1] of the population of Europe today is Catholic, but only about a quarter of all Catholics worldwide reside in Europe. . This is due in part to the movement and immigration at various times of largely Catholic European ethnic groups (such as the Irish, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, and Spaniards) to continents such as the Americas and Austra