Religion in Europe

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Predominant religions in Europe ██ Roman Catholicism ██ Orthodox Christianity ██ Protestantism ██ Sunni Islam ██ Shia Islam
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Predominant religions in Europe ██ Roman Catholicism ██ Orthodox Christianity ██ Protestantism ██ Sunni Islam ██ Shia Islam

Religion in Europe spans the approximately 50,000 years of human settlement in the continent of Europe, from the earliest prehistoric spirituality to later pagan religions, such as the Ancient Greek, Roman and Nordic faiths, to the spread of the Abrahamic religions. Europe has a rich and diverse religious history, and its various faiths have been a major influence on European art, culture, philosophy and law. The majority of Europeans are Christian, of which nearly half are Catholic; the second-largest religion in Europe is Islam, followed by Judaism. Europe also has the largest number and proportion of irreligious, agnostic and atheistic people in the Western world, with a particularly high number of self-described non-religious people in Scandinavia.

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[edit] Modern religions

[edit] Christianity

Further information: Christianity in Europe, Christianity by country

[edit] Judaism

Further information: History of the Jews in Europe, Jews by country

[edit] Islam

Further information: Islam in Europe, Islam by country

[edit] Largely historical religions

[edit] Greco-Roman

Further information: Ancient Greek religion, Roman religion

[edit] Germanic

Further information: Germanic paganism

[edit] See also