Category:Christian denominational families
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This category contains articles about Christian denominational families, also known as branches of Christianity, (as opposed to listing individual denominations).
- Denominational families (or movements) are groupings of communities, denominations, or churches within Christianity that share common naming, historical ties, and similar doctrines and practices. These denominational families lack a full-time central leadership.
- Christian denominations do have a particular central leadership.
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Major denominational families in Christianity:
Schism (1552)
(16th century)
(11th century)
Council of Ephesus (431)
Council of Chalcedon (451)
- (Not shown are ante-Nicene, nontrinitarian, and restorationist denominations.)
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This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total.