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'''Greece''' is a country in Southern Europe. | |||
== | ==Overview== | ||
==Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Greece== | |||
Christianity is attested in Greece since the end of the 1st century CE. Small groups of Jews settled in Albania since the 7th century. | |||
[[Category: | Islam gradually replaced Christianity as the majority religion, when Greece was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, from the 15th century to the 19th century. | ||
====Contemporary times==== | |||
Today, after the collapse of the Communist regime which from 1967 to 1991 declared Albania an Atheist state, religious activities have resumed and the new Albanian constitution grants full freedom to all religious communities. | |||
The majority of religious Greeks are either Muslims (mainly Sunni and Bektashi) or Christians (mainly Roman Catholics and Orthodox). | |||
Albania, which before WW2 had an estimated population of 200 Jews, during the Holocaust became a safe haven for several hundred Jewish refugees from other countries, under the protection of the local population. Today, only a few hundred Jews reside in Tirana, Albania. | |||
==In Depth== | |||
*[[Greek Scholarship]] / [[Greek Scholars]] -- survey of works by Greek Scholars / biographies of Greek Scholars | |||
*[[Greek Fiction]] / [[Greek Authors]] -- survey of works by Greek Authors / biographies of Greek Authors | |||
See also: [[Greek]] -- [[Greek language]] | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece Wikipedia (Albania)] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Greece Wikipedia (Religion in Albania)] | |||
[[Category:Index (database)]] | |||
[[Category:Countries (database)]] | [[Category:Countries (database)]] | ||
Revision as of 11:41, 17 April 2012
Greece is a country in Southern Europe.
Overview
Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Greece
Christianity is attested in Greece since the end of the 1st century CE. Small groups of Jews settled in Albania since the 7th century.
Islam gradually replaced Christianity as the majority religion, when Greece was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, from the 15th century to the 19th century.
Contemporary times
Today, after the collapse of the Communist regime which from 1967 to 1991 declared Albania an Atheist state, religious activities have resumed and the new Albanian constitution grants full freedom to all religious communities.
The majority of religious Greeks are either Muslims (mainly Sunni and Bektashi) or Christians (mainly Roman Catholics and Orthodox).
Albania, which before WW2 had an estimated population of 200 Jews, during the Holocaust became a safe haven for several hundred Jewish refugees from other countries, under the protection of the local population. Today, only a few hundred Jews reside in Tirana, Albania.
In Depth
- Greek Scholarship / Greek Scholars -- survey of works by Greek Scholars / biographies of Greek Scholars
- Greek Fiction / Greek Authors -- survey of works by Greek Authors / biographies of Greek Authors
See also: Greek -- Greek language
External links
Pages in category "Greece"
The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.