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To conclude: Bavaria is Catholic, but not in an ultra-orthodox way. Religion is seen as something personal AND cultural because it is linked to so many traditions, but it is explicitly not political. Please note that this only applies to the catholic regions in eastern, southern and central Bavaria.
Only one of Germany's Bundesländer (federal states), the Saarland has a Catholic absolute majority: Catholicism is also the largest religious group in Bavaria, Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg.
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Roman Catholicism (69.9 percent of the Bavarian population in 1970) is the Religion of Old Bavaria, whereas the Evangelical (Lutheran) church (25.7 percent) predominates in Franconia. Both Religions are officially recognized and supported by the state.
Bavaria isn't homogeneous, northern Bavaria is not in any way more religious than the rest of Germany. Generally in catholic areas of Bavaria and Germany as a whole, religion is kind of more visible and still more present in the language. But still I wouldn't say that Bavaria is a lot more religious than the rest of Germany, but definitely it ...
PSA about Bavarian Catholic Church Records. Hi all, This mostly applies to anyone who has been unable to research Catholic ancestors in the Bavaria region of Germany. Matricula, a database of German church records, has slowly (but recently) been adding church book images for the Kronach Landkreis.
Apr 20, 2015 · Bavaria is a predominantly Catholic part of Germany. While this is evident in its culture, architecture and religious rituals, it is also evident in its language. To explain, I’m going to take some simple Bavarian phrases and expressions and show you the religious meanings behind them.
Up to this time Bavaria had been entirely a Catholic country. New conditions arose when Maximilian IV (Joseph) ascended the throne (1799). This ruler was twice married to Protestants ; non-Catholics were granted the same political rights as Catholics, and Lutheran services allowed at the capital.
