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The Apostolic Church in Italy () is an Italian
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denomination in the
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tradition founded in 1927, which is part of the
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, an
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body representing Italian Protestants. Its headquarter is in
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. In 2007 the Church and the
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signed an agreement, in accordance with article 8 of the
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, that became law in 2012.


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Religion in Italy Religion in Italy has been historically characterised by the dominance of the Catholic Church, the largest branch of Christianity, since the East–West Schism. This is in part due to the importance of Rome in the history of the Church, in ...
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Christianity in Italy Christianity in Italy has been historically characterised by the dominance of the Catholic Church since the East–West Schism. However, the country is also home to significant Christian minorities, especially Orthodox Christians, Protestants a ...
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Protestantism in Italy Protestantism in Italy comprises a minority of the country's religious population. The Catholic Church is by far the largest Christian denomination, but Protestantism has a significant presence. While the CESNUR (an Italian think tank devoted t ...
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List of Italian religious minority politicians This is a list of Italy, Italian politicians belonging to a religious minority, different from the dominant Catholic Church, Roman Catholicism. To ensure notability, only leading politicians (ministers, deputies, senators, MEPs, regional councillo ...


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