Protestantism

division within Christianity, originating from the Reformation in the 16th century against the Catholic Church, that rejects the Catholic doctrines of papal supremacy and sacraments
Organization christian_denominational_family Q23540
Protestantism
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Protestantism

Summary

Protestantism is a Christian denominational family[1]. Protestantism ranks in the top 5% of christian_denominational_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,696 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Protestantism's religion is recorded as Christianity[3].
  • Protestantism's instance of is recorded as Christian denominational family[4].
  • Protestantism's instance of is recorded as major religious group[5].
  • Protestation at Speyer is named after Protestantism[6].
  • Protestantism is a type of Western Christianity[7].
  • Protestantism's Commons category is recorded as Protestantism[8].
  • Protestantism's Unicode character is recorded as ✝️️[9].
  • Protestantism comprises Lutheranism[10].
  • Protestantism comprises Reformed Christianity[11].
  • Protestantism comprises Methodism[12].
  • Protestantism comprises Anglicanism[13].
  • Protestantism comprises Anabaptism[14].
  • Protestantism comprises Holiness movement[15].
  • Protestantism comprises Adventism[16].
  • Protestantism comprises Evangelicalism[17].
  • Protestantism comprises charismatic christianity[18].
  • Protestantism comprises Restorationism[19].
  • Protestantism comprises Stone–Campbell Movement[20].
  • Protestantism comprises united and uniting churches[21].
  • Protestantism comprises Baptists[22].
  • November 10, 1517 marks the founding of Protestantism[23].
  • Protestantism's separated from is recorded as Catholic Church[24].
  • Protestantism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Protestantism[25].
  • Protestantism's location of creation is recorded as Northwestern Europe[26].
  • Protestantism's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Protestantism[27].

Body

Founding

November 10, 1517 marks the founding of Protestantism[23].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Protestantism include crypto-Protestantism[28], a term[29].

Why It Matters

Protestantism ranks in the top 5% of christian_denominational_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,696 views/month).[2] Protestantism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Protestantism is known by 203 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Protestantism has been cited as an influence by Hryhorii Skovoroda[32], a philosopher[33], 1722–1794[34], of Russian Empire[35], specialised in poetry[36].

Entities named for Protestantism include crypto-Protestantism[28], a term[29].

FAQs

Who did Protestantism influence?

Protestantism has been cited as an influence by Hryhorii Skovoroda[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . 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. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) Lutheranism, Reformed Christianity, Methodism +10
    Topic's main wikimedia portal Portal:Protestantism
    Has list list of Protestant denominations
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4, Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, WikiProject Protestantism
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