Religion in Germany (2022 estimate)[1][2]
Non-religious (43.8%)
Catholic Church (24.8%)
Protestant Church (22.6%)
Islam (3.7%)
Eastern Orthodoxy (2.2%)
Other religions (1.7%)
Other Christians (1.2%)
The religion of Protestantism (German: Protestantismus), a form of Christianity, was founded within Germany in the 16th-century Reformation. It was formed as a new direction from some Roman Catholic principles. It was led initially by Martin Luther and later by John Calvin.[3]
- ^ "Religionszugehörigkeiten 2022".
- ^ "Kirchenmitglieder: 47,45 Prozent".
- ^ Elton, G., & Pettegree, A. (1999). Reformation Europe, 1517-1559 (pp. 30-84). Oxford: Blackwell.