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Religion has been a major influence on the societies, cultures, traditions, philosophies, artistic expressions and laws within present-day Europe. The largest religion in Europe is Christianity. [1] However, irreligion and practical secularisation are also prominent in some countries. [2] [3] In Southeastern Europe, three countries ( Bosnia and ...
A Hindu temple in Germany ( Hamm, Westphalia ). Religion in the European Union is diverse. The largest religion in the EU is Christianity, which accounted for 72.8% of EU population as of 2018. [2] Smaller groups include those of Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, and some East Asian religions, most concentrated in Germany and France.
Christianity is the predominant religion in Europe. [2] Christianity has been practiced in Europe since the first century, and a number of the Pauline Epistles were addressed to Christians living in Greece, as well as other parts of the Roman Empire.
Christianity is the predominant religion and faith in Europe, the Americas, the Philippines, East Timor, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Oceania. [10] There are also large Christian communities in other parts of the world, such as Indonesia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and West Africa where Christianity is the second-largest religion after Islam.
The status of religious freedom in Europe varies from country to country. States can differ based on whether or not they guarantee equal treatment under law for followers of different religions, whether they establish a state religion (and the legal implications that this has for both practitioners and non-practitioners), the extent to which religious organizations operating within the country ...
Christianity is still the largest religion in Europe; according to a 2011 survey, 76.2% of Europeans considered themselves Christians. [80] [81] Also according to a study on Religiosity in the European Union in 2012, by Eurobarometer, Christianity is the largest religion in the European Union, accounting for 72% of the EU's population. [82]
This category has the following 61 subcategories, out of 61 total. Religious buildings and structures in Europe by country (52 C) Christianity in Europe by country (53 C) Religious festivals in Europe by country (16 C) Islam in Europe by country (52 C) Jews and Judaism in Europe by country (56 C)
Islam in Europe. Islam is the second-largest religion in Europe after Christianity. [2] Although the majority of Muslim communities in Western Europe formed recently, [3] there are centuries-old Muslim communities in the Balkans, Caucasus, Crimea, and Volga region.