TheWaldensian Evangelical Church(Chiesa Evangelica Valdese,CEV) is aProtestantdenomination active inItalyandSwitzerlandthat was independent until it united with theMethodist Evangelical Church in Italyin theUnion of Methodist and Waldensian Churches.Founded in the 12th century byPeter Waldoas aproto-Protestantgroup, since the 16th centuryReformationit has adoptedCalvinist theologyand blended into the wider Calvinist tradition. It is one of severalProtestantdenominations with pre-Reformation roots, and is appraised by various denominations of Protestantism as its major successor.
| Waldensian Evangelical Church | |
|---|---|
| Chiesa Evangelica Valdese | |
 Seal of the Waldensian Church | |
| Type | Religious sect |
| Orientation | Waldensian |
| Scripture | Christian Bible |
| Theology | Reformed theology |
| Polity | Presbyterian |
| Associations | Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy World Alliance of Reformed Churches World Council of Churches Waldensian Evangelical Church of the River Plate |
| Territory | Italy,Switzerland |
| Founder | Peter Waldo |
| Origin | 12th centuryAD Lyon,France |
| Congregations | 170 inItaly 7 inSwitzerland |
| Members | 25,000 |
| Official website | https:// chiesavaldese.org/ |
The Church, after the Protestant Reformation, adhered toCalvinisttheology and became the Italian branch of the Calvinist churches.[1][2]As such, the church is a member of theWorld Communion of Reformed Churches.[3]
In 1967, the church had 30,000 members in Italy (plus some 15,000 affiliates inArgentinaandUruguay),[4]and was a founding member of theFederation of Evangelical Churches in Italy(FCEI),[5]anecumenicalbody comprising mainly historical Protestant denominations. In 1975 the CEV united with theMethodist Evangelical Church(5,000) to form theUnion of Methodist and Waldensian Churches.[2][6][7]
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References
edit- ^Consulenza sull'interfaccia e la realizzazione del codice."Chiesa Evangelica Valdese - Unione delle chiese Metodiste e Valdesi".chiesavaldese.org. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-03-23.Retrieved2014-03-23.
- ^ab"Pope: Forgive Catholic persecution of evangelical Christians".22 June 2015.
- ^"World Alliance of Reformed Churches".warc.jalb.de.Archivedfrom the original on 25 May 2012.Retrieved23 March2014.
- ^Consulenza sull'interfaccia e la realizzazione del codice."Chiesa Evangelica Valdese - Unione delle chiese Metodiste e Valdesi".chiesavaldese.org. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-07-24.Retrieved2014-03-23.
- ^"F C E I - sito web ufficiale della Federazione delle Chiese Evangeliche in Italia".fedevangelica.it. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-02-24.Retrieved2014-03-23.
- ^Consulenza sull'interfaccia e la realizzazione del codice."Chiesa Evangelica Valdese - Unione delle chiese Metodiste e Valdesi".chiesavaldese.org. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-09-23.Retrieved2014-03-23.
- ^"Per un patto tra la Chiesa Assemblee di Dio e la Chiesa valdese"(PDF).20 September 2009. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 23 September 2015.Retrieved23 March2014.
External links
edit- Official website(in Italian)
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