Main Religions of Europe

Religions of Europe

Christianity

Christianity Founder: Jesus Christ Patriarch: Abraham Holy Book: Bible Followers Called: Christians Number of followers: 2.1 billion Additional facts: Monotheistic: Belief in ONE God Place of Worship: Church, chapel, cathedral Information from the Torah is found in the bible 3 main groups: Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant Christianity is in most parts of the world today

Judaism

Judaism Founder: Abraham Patriarch: (Trace the beginning of religion) Abraham Holy Book: Torah Followers called: Jews Number of followers: 15 million Additional facts: Monotheistic: belief in ONE God Place of worship: Synagogue Torah is the 1st 5 books of the Christian bible 3 main groups of Jews: Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Jews in Europe were nearly wiped out by Hitler and Nazi Germany during WWII

Islam

Islam Founder: Muhammad Patriarch: Abraham Holy Book: Koran / Qu’ran Followers called: Muslims Number of followers: 1.3 billion Additional Facts: Monotheistic : Belief in ONE God Place of Worship: Mosque They believe Abraham and Jesus were prophets, but they say Muhammad was the last prophets

Islam continued Have certain duties: Called Five Pillars Prayer Giving to charity Believe in One God Fasting during Ramadan Take a trip to Mecca at least once in your lifetime Two Largest groups: Sunnis and Shiites 90% of all Muslims are Sunnis It is the main religion of the Middle East, N. Africa, and Asia