The Habsburgs were Roman Catholic but certain sub-groups were greatly influenced by the Reformation. In fact, over "90% of the nobility and a majority of the population" in Lower Austria became Protestants by 1580 (Ehrenpreis, 2006). In Upper and Inner Austria fewer people became Protestants. The division spurred a rebellion from 1618 to 1620 where fighting between the Protestant churches and the largely Catholic government caused casualties and losses on both sides.
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Ehrenpreis, Stefan. (2006). "Karin J. MacHardy, War, Religion and Court Patronage in Habsburg Austria: The Social and Cultural Dimensions of Political Interaction, 1521-1622," The Journal of Modern History 78(1) : 244-246.
The Catholic Church, or simply "the Church": there was no other in medieval Europe, and it certainly wasn't referred to as the Roman Catholic Church until the protestant revolt in England centuries later. The center of the Church was in Rome; the word "catholic" means universal. It was meant as the "universal church", or the church for everybody.
it depends which church you mean, e.g catholic or protestant etc
The Protestant faith, of which the Lutheran faith was the oldest form.
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Oversimplified, the major unifying force of Europe during the middle ages was universal Christianity (both Roman Catholic and Orthodox) providing an us-vs-them mentality in oppostion to their Islamic foes in the Ottoman Empire, the caliphates (abbasid, fatimid, etc.), the Emirate of Cordoba, and Al-Andulas.
Roman Catholic.
No, he was a protestant.
No, he was a Roman Catholic.
You are either a Catholic or a Protestant. You cannot be a Protestant Catholic. That is an oxymoron - like pretty ugly, jumbo shrimp, etc.
Poland remained primarily Catholic.
He was raised Protestant (probably a Methodist).
No. The Protestant Church began as a division away from Roman Catholic Church in the 14th century. The central ideas of the churches are similar, but the Protestant Church has altered the original Catholic Bible and disagrees with some Catholic ideas, such as confession.
Roman Catholic, Protestant and Islam
No she was not. She was Protestant.
Michael Collins was Roman Catholic; see also the link below.
The Religions Through The Period Of Time Changes Such As Henry VIII - Roman Catholic Edward VI - Protestant Mary I - Roman Catholic Elizabeth I - Protestant
He was a Protestant. His wife was Catholic. Many people accused him of being a catholic because he wore extravagant clothing and Catholics were known to like extravagant things.