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Where did more protestants live in the northern or southern Europe?
Northern Europe had more protestants than Southern Europe, as Southern Europe remained Catholic/Orthodox. Scandinavia, Prussia, and Britain is mostly protestant while Germany, Italy, and Spain are mostly Catholic and Greece is mostly Orthodox
What regions of Europe stayed Catholic after the Reformation?
The southern and western parts: France, Portugal, Spain, Austria, southern Germany, Italy, etc. Also Ireland remained predominately Catholic, although technically protestant as it was overun by the English at the time.
What regions of the country were Catholic after the Reformation?
Roman Catholic AnswerSouthern Europe stayed Catholic. In Germany, the northern princes welcomed the protestant revolt, while the southern princes stayed with the Church. In the Low Countries, the Netherlands went protestant, while Belgium remained Catholic. England, Scotland, and Wales went protestant while Ireland remained Catholic. France, Spain, and Italy remained Catholic while all the Scandinavian countries went protestant.
What is the religion of the western part of southern europe?
Southwestern Europe is predominately Catholic. In fact, Southwestern Europe is over 90% Catholic.
Is southern Europe christian?
Yes, Predominantly Catholic
Why do you think the Catholic Church had more influence in southern Europe?
Catholic AnswerProbably because the Popes have always been in Italy, and southern Europe has been a mainstay of the Catholic Church since very early on. Also, Protestantism made a lot of headway in the 16th century in northern Europe.
What is the most common religion in southern Europe?
Christianity, specifically Roman Catholicism, is the most common religion in southern Europe. Countries like Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece have a majority of their population identifying as Catholic.
What European regions were mostly Roman Catholic?
It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. That being said, historically, France, Spain, Portugal, and southern Europe, including Austria, southern Germany, Italy, along with Poland, Ireland, Malta, etc. were mostly Catholic. Before the protestant revolt, they were all Catholic.
Is southern Europe largely Roman Catholic?
Yes. That would include Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium and Italy. All of these countries are primarily Catholic.
What issues divided the nations of Europe during the 1500s?
Religious issues ,because they challenged the catholic Church and the Pope.
Is Lutheranism mostly in southern Europe?
No. Southwestern Europe is Catholic while Southeastern Europe is Greek Orthodox. Northern Europe and Central Europe would be where you would find Lutheranism (particularly in Germany and the Nordic countries).
Anti-clericalism a factor in the politics of a number of nations in Europe refers to?
opposition to the role of the roman catholic church in political affairs
