Catholicism
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Summary
Catholicism is a Christian denominational family[1]. Catholicism draws 18,136 Wikipedia views per month (christian denominational family category, ranking #20 of 38).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: religion or world view[3]
- Subclass of: Western Christianity[4], Chalcedonian Christianity[5], Christianity[6]
- Commons category: Catholicism[7]
- Opposite of: anti-Catholicism[8]
- Unicode character: ✝️️[9]
- Has part(s): Catholic Church[10], Independent Catholicism[11], Old Catholics[12], Liberal Catholic movement[13], folk Catholicism[14]
- Inception: 1054[15], 33[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Catholicism[17]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Catholic Church[18]
- OpenStreetMap tag: denomination=catholic[19]
- Described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia[20], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22]
- Topic has template: Template:Catholic Church footer[23]
- Has characteristic: Q139468953[24]
- Short name: kath.[25]
- Different from: Catholicism[26]
- Member count: 1,345,000,000[27]
- Practiced by: Catholic[28]
- Christian liturgical rite: Catholic liturgical rite[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[30]
Body
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Catholicism include Catholic Press[31], a publishing house[32], in Ottoman Empire[33], founded in 1848[34], headquartered in Beirut[35].
Why It Matters
Catholicism has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Catholicism is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Catholicism has been cited as an influence by Louisiana Voodoo[38], a religion[39].
Entities named for Catholicism include Catholic Press[31], a publishing house[32], in Ottoman Empire[33], founded in 1848[34], headquartered in Beirut[35].
FAQs
Who did Catholicism influence?
Catholicism has been cited as an influence by Louisiana Voodoo[38].