Waldensian Evangelical Church
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The Waldensian Evangelical Church (Chiesa Evangelica Valdese, CEV) is an Italian Protestant denomination.
The church was founded in the 12th century by Peter Waldo, and centuries later, after the Protestant Reformation, it adhered to Calvinist theology and became the Italian branch of the Reformed churches.[1][2] As such, the church is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.[3]
In 1967 the Waldensian Church, which has now 30,000 members in Italy (plus some 15,000 affiliates in Argentina and Uruguay),[4] was a founding member of the Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy (FCEI).[5] In 1974–1979 the CEV joined forces with the Italian Methodist Church (5,000) to form the Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches.[2][6] [7]
See also
- Religion in Italy
- Christianity in Italy
- List of Italian religious minority politicians
- Colonia Valdense, town in Uruguay
References
- ↑ http://www.chiesavaldese.org/pages/credo/confess_fede.php
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.cesnur.org/religioni_italia/p/protestantesimo1_01.htm
- ↑ http://warc.jalb.de/
- ↑ http://www.chiesavaldese.org/pages/storia/dove_viviamo.php
- ↑ http://www.fedevangelica.it/fcei/fcei02.php
- ↑ http://www.chiesavaldese.org/pages/archivi/index_commenti.php?id=1048
- ↑ http://www.chiesavaldese.org/pages/archivi/mater_studio/patto_cv-ad.pdf
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