Category:Greece

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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.

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

• Wikipedia (Albania) / Wikipedia (Religion in Albania)