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Yes, there were many religions in medieval Europe.

At the beginning of the Middle Ages, the area of the Roman Empire was largely Christian, and the areas to the north were nearly all pagan. The Christians gradually converted the pagans, but this was not a quick process, and continued through most of the Middle Ages. The pagans were of many different types, and there were many different religions among them

Christianity was not uniform, and there were many branches of it. The Catholic Church was the official Roman religion, but there were many others, including the Coptic Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, Celtic Church, and others. Some of these were absorbed into the Catholic Church, and others continue today. The Catholic Church split into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches in 1054. Other Christian churches, such as the Cathars, arose, though they were considered heretical.

Islam arose in the 7th century beginning in Arabia. It spread, mainly by conquest, to all of North Africa, Palestine, Asia Minor, Spain, and even parts of Italy, all of which were parts of the Roman Empire at one time. It also spread to other parts of the world, in Asia and Africa. In Europe, it was primarily important in Spain, from 711 to the end of the Middle Ages, and in the Balkans, where it remains as an important religion today.

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