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621: 66: 181: 900: 788: 966:, a canonically established organ of World Council of National Old Catholic Churches (distinct from The Utrecht Union). It is a member of World Council of Churches and was granted autonomy. In 2015., General Vicariate of St. Methodius was recognized as a legal successor of former Western Orthodox Church in Yugoslavia, because they share the same dogmas. Serbian Orthodox Church doesn't look at General Vicariate as its sister church, but as an opponent. 462: 1518: 501:, mentioned in 1019, becomes part of the Ohrid archbishopric and encompassed the areas of central Serbia, by the rivers Raska, Ibar and Lim, evident in the second charter of Basil II (r. 976–1025). Among the first bishops are Leontius (fl. 1123–1126), Cyril (fl. 1141–1143), Euthemius (fl. 1170) and Kalinik (fl. 1196). It joined the autocephalous Archbishopric of Zica in 1219, at the time of Saint Sava. 24: 578:, the split between the Greek East and the Latin West. After the Schism, those who lived under the Eastern Orthodox sphere of influence became Orthodox and those who lived under the Catholic sphere of influence became Catholic. Some ethnologists consider that the distinct Serb and Croat identities relate to religion rather than ethnicity. With the arrival of the 176:
who were employed to build a pagan temple. They gave their salaries to the poor and are said to have cured the son of Mamertin, the local pagan priest, who then converted to Christianity. The temple was reconstructed into a Church, which prompted local pagans to kill the 300 Christians, including all
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is the largest and traditional church of the country; adherents of it are overwhelmingly Serbs. Public schools in Serbia allow religious teaching, most commonly with the Serbian Orthodox Church. Serbian public holidays include the religious celebrations of Eastern Orthodox Christians. Other Orthodox
620: 215:, he oversaw trial and murder of deacon Hermylus and Stratonicus whose bodies were thrown in the Danube but resurfaced downriver and were later buried by Christians and venerated as saints. Successor of Irenaeus as bishop of Sirmium was 148:. Christianity first arrived in Serbia in the 9th century. It became state-religion in the 9th century when Serbia began to identify as a Christian country. In a 2011 census, 91.22% of Serbians identified as Christian. 65: 986:
banned the activity of the community, but it was reestablished in 1953. According to 2002 census, there was 2,191 Jehovah's Witnesses in Serbia, while according to 2009 estimation their number was 3,871.
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and Evangelical Baptists (Nazarene). Many of these groups are situated in the culturally diverse province of Vojvodina. Prior to World War II, the number of Protestants in the region was larger.
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settlement that followed. The last known archbishop of Justiniana Prima and indeed of any bishopric on territory of modern-day Serbia for centuries to come was Ioannes (c. 595-602/3)
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during his long tenure (366–420) contributed much to the spread of Christianity in the region and earliest mention of monastic communities dates from his time.
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was formed and was given jurisdiction over most of aforementioned bishoprics. Many new churches and basilicas were built during the reign of emperor
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The adherence is evident in the tradition of theophoric names in the next generation of Serbian monarchs and nobles;
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in 1766. The modern Serbian Orthodox Church was established in 1920 after the unification of the
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The largest concentration of the Protestant Christians in Serbia is in the municipalities of
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The identity of ethnic Serbs was historically largely based on Eastern Orthodoxy and on the
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Zorica Kuburić, Verske zajednice u Srbiji i verska distanca, Novi Sad, 2010, pages 211-212.
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came under the jurisdiction of the Thessalonian vicariate; indicated in a letter from Pope
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for aid in the war against the Saracens in 869, after acknowledging the suzerainty of the
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The Diocese (Eparhy) of Prizren is mentioned in 1019, in the first charter of Basil II.
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in proportional terms) are also adherents of various forms of Protestant Christianity.
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since 1921. Nowadays, the only representative of Old Catholic Churches in Serbia is
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The Serbs were baptised during the reign of Heraclius in 610–641 by "elders of
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to the Thessalonian vicar Rufus in 412 that the vicariate included the area of
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Christians with 6,079,396 members, comprise 84.5% of country's population. The
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Serbian Studies: Journal of the North American Society for Serbian Studies
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Early-Christian monuments on the eastern slopes of the Kopaonik mountain
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are also adherents of the Catholic Church. In the disputed region of
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serves as first among equals in his church; the current patriarch is
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located primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and
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are active in Serbia since 1930. This community have its seat in
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There are various Protestant groups in the country, including
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invited him to recognize the jurisdiction of the bishopric of
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The Serbian Orthodox Church owns many significant Christian
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in the center and Greek inscriptions that say: "Strojimir" (
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independent, member of the Eastern Orthodox communion. The
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is also present in parts of Vojvodina inhabited by ethnic
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Prayer House of Nazarene Christian Community in Novi Sad
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ethnic majority and in the polyethnic municipalities of
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raided the city in 441/442. In 535 a new archdiocese of
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The Eastern Orthodox Church is the dominant church in
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in the 14th century, and was known afterwards as the
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Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession
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were important events for whole Christendom. Bishop
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De conversione Croatorum et Serborum: A Lost Source
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