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===Middle Ages===
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Due to its geographical location in Northern Lorecia, Christianity hadn't arrived in Valkea until the 11th century. Early efforts to Christianize the population were slow, but it wasn't until the arrival of St. Arne that the new religion established a permanent foothold in the region. For the remainder of the century, Christianity remained a minority in the Kingdom of Valkea.
Due to its geographical location in Northern Lorecia, Christianity hadn't arrived in Valkea until the 11th century. Early efforts to introduce the new religion were led primarily by St. Arne, a monk from < place > who arrived in 1024. He established a church in Kallsö and remained as a missionary until 1027. He returned to Kallsö in 1035 to strengthen the church and conducted Christianization efforts on the mainland beginning in 1036. However, he was martyred in Taimo in 1041.
 
1134 is traditionally held as the year the Kingdom of Valkea was Christianized, when King Magnus III was baptized. Throughout his reign, numerous jarls had resisted his Christianization efforts, culminating at the Battle of Kalkstrand in 1143, where Magnus III was killed.


===Reformation===
===Reformation===

Revision as of 16:03, 21 December 2021

Church of Valkea
Valken kirkko
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ClassificationProtestantism
OrientationLutheranism
PolityEpiscopal
PrimateArchbishop Juho Iivonen
AssociationsAstyrian Lutheran Federation
RegionValkea
LanguageValkean
HeadquartersKiesimä, Valkea
FounderKing Pekka I of Valkea
Origin1536
Separated fromRoman Catholic Church
Members25,681,651
Official websitewww.valkenkirkko.vk

The Church of Valkea is an Evangelical Lutheran protestant church in Valkea. Formerly the state church, it is the largest Christian denomination in Valkea, boasting more than 25 million members, and one of the larger Lutheran denominations in Lorecia. It is a member of the Astyrian Lutheran Federation.

The Church is part of the Lutheran branch of Christianity. The Primate of the Church of Valkea is the Archbishop of Kiesimä, currently Archbishop Juho Iivonen. The Church is divided into 12 dioceses, which are in turn divided into parishes that follow municipal boundaries.

History

Middle Ages

Due to its geographical location in Northern Lorecia, Christianity hadn't arrived in Valkea until the 11th century. Early efforts to introduce the new religion were led primarily by St. Arne, a monk from < place > who arrived in 1024. He established a church in Kallsö and remained as a missionary until 1027. He returned to Kallsö in 1035 to strengthen the church and conducted Christianization efforts on the mainland beginning in 1036. However, he was martyred in Taimo in 1041.

1134 is traditionally held as the year the Kingdom of Valkea was Christianized, when King Magnus III was baptized. Throughout his reign, numerous jarls had resisted his Christianization efforts, culminating at the Battle of Kalkstrand in 1143, where Magnus III was killed.

Reformation

Dioceses and Bishops