Church of Scotland

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Church of Scotland
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Church of Scotland

Summary

Church of Scotland is a national Church[1]. It draws 7,227 Wikipedia views per month (national_church category, ranking #3 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • Church of Scotland was a member of World Communion of Reformed Churches[3].
  • Church of Scotland was a member of Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe[4].
  • Church of Scotland is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Church of Scotland's instance of is recorded as national Church[6].
  • Church of Scotland's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[7].
  • Church of Scotland's founder is recorded as John Knox[8].
  • Church of Scotland's headquarters location is recorded as Church of Scotland Offices[9].
  • Church of Scotland is part of Protestantism[10].
  • Church of Scotland is part of Presbyterianism[11].
  • Church of Scotland is part of Continental Reformed Protestantism[12].
  • Church of Scotland's Commons category is recorded as Church of Scotland[13].
  • August 1560 marks the founding of Church of Scotland[14].
  • Church of Scotland's separated from is recorded as Catholic Church[15].
  • Church of Scotland's official website is recorded as http://churchofscotland.org.uk[16].
  • Church of Scotland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Church of Scotland[17].
  • Church of Scotland's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as denomination=church_of_scotland[18].
  • Church of Scotland's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Church of Scotland's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Church of Scotland's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'Church of Scotland'}[21].
  • Church of Scotland's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sco', 'text': 'The Scots Kirk'}[22].
  • Church of Scotland's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'Eaglais na h‐Alba'}[23].
  • Church of Scotland's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+104302000'}[24].
  • Church of Scotland's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+110643000'}[25].
  • Church of Scotland's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+110968000'}[26].
  • Church of Scotland's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+113933000'}[27].

Body

Founding

Church of Scotland's founder is recorded as John Knox[8]. August 1560 marks the founding of it[14].

Identity

Part of include Protestantism[10], a Christian denominational family[28], founded in 1517[29]; Presbyterianism[11], a religious denomination[30]; and Continental Reformed Protestantism[12], a religious denomination[31].

Operations

Church of Scotland's headquarters location is recorded as Church of Scotland Offices[9].

Why It Matters

Church of Scotland draws 7,227 Wikipedia views per month (national_church category, ranking #3 of 13).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Scottish Charity Regulator. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . leuenberg.eu. Retrieved . leuenberg.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Scottish Charity Regulator. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Scottish Charity Regulator. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Scottish Charity Regulator. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Scottish Charity Regulator. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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