Protestant Church of Luxembourg
- Protestant Church of Luxembourg
Infobox Christian denomination
name = Protestant Church of Luxembourg
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main_classification = Protestant
orientation = United Calvinism-Lutheranism
polity = Episcopal
founder = Grand Duke Adolphe
founded_date = 16 April 1894
founded_place = Luxembourg City
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associations = Alliance of Protestant Churches in Luxembourg
area = Luxembourg
congregations = 5
members = 1,100
footnotes = The Protestant Church of Luxembourg ( _lb. Protestantesch Kiirch vu Letzebuerg, _fr. Église Protestante de Luxembourg, _de. Evangelische Kirche von Luxemburg) is a Protestant denomination that operates solely in Luxembourg. It is a united church, unifying facets of Calvinism and Lutheranism.
The church was founded by order of Grand Duke Adolphe on 16 April 1894. [fr icon [http://www.ce.etat.lu/html/43547.HTML Église Protestante du Luxembourg] . 31 March 1998. Luxembourg Council of State; retrieved 24 May 2006] At the time, the state supported Roman Catholicism, under the Concordat of 1801, and Adolphe sought to redress the balance by recognising the country's Protestant minority. However, the Protestant population was divided into several denominations, including Lutherans, Calvinists, and Waldensians. Adolphe decided to create a new church that synthesised the "Augsburg and Helvetian creeds" (i.e. Lutheranism and Calvinism), allowing him to recognise both traditions whilst supporting only one church.
Many Lutherans and Calvinists decided not to join the new church; the Protestant Church of Luxembourg has only 1,100 registered members, and remains just one of several Protestant churches. [ [http://lkg.jalb.de/lkg/jsp/document1.jsp?news_id=610&lang=en&side_id=36 Luxembourg] . July 2005. Community of Protestant Churches in Europe; retrieved 24 May 2006] Other Protestant churches operating in Luxembourg include the Protestant Reformed Church of Luxembourg, the Evangelical Church in Germany, the Church of England, the Protestant Church in the Netherlands, the Church of Denmark, and the Church of Scotland.
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External links
* [http://www.protestant.lu Protestant Church of Luxembourg official website]
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