Tag:religion=christian

religion = christian
Description
Classify a religious feature (e.g. church) as Christian
Rendering in OSM Carto
Group: Religion
Used on these elements
Useful combination
denomination=* name=*
Status: de facto
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religion=christian we add to objects belonging to the Christian denomination. Such objects may be: church, cathedral, chapel, cemetery etc.

How we map?

All places of worship receive amenity=place_of_worship. To mark that it is a christian place of worship religion=christian.

It is possible to add further detail.

• denomination=*
  • denomination=protestant - evangelisch
  • denomination=roman_catholic
  • denomination=greek_catholic
  • denomination=adventist
  • etc.

In addition, it is possible to mark landuse=religious

Churches and rites in union with the Catholic Church
denomination=catholic	Generic, ecumenical limited to Catholics, shared or exact value is unknown. Even though there are no denominations within the Catholic Church, please use denomination=roman_catholic, denomination=greek_catholic, denomination=roman_catholic, or other rite as appropriate, if known.
denomination=armenian_catholic	Armenian Catholic Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
denomination=chaldean_catholic	Chaldean Catholic Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
denomination=coptic_catholic	Coptic Catholic Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
denomination=eritrean_catholic	Eritrean Catholic Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
denomination=ethiopian_catholic	Ethiopian Catholic Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
denomination=greek_catholic	Eastern Catholic Church — including many liturgical traditions, each one of having its own churches. They have the Byzantine Rite in common.}
denomination=hungarian_greek_catholic	Hungarian Greek Catholic Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
denomination=maronite	Maronite Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
denomination=polish_catholic	Polish Catholic Church
denomination=polish_national_catholic	Polish National Catholic Church
denomination=roman_catholic	Roman Catholic Church (predominant together with denomination=protestant in German-speaking countries
denomination=romanian_catholic	Romanian Catholic Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
denomination=ukrainian_greek_catholic	Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (Church in union with the Catholic Church)
Orthodox denominations
denomination=orthodox
denomination=armenian_apostolic	Armenian Apostolic Church
denomination=eritrean_orthodox	Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
denomination=ethiopian_orthodox	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
denomination=coptic_orthodox	Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
denomination=greek_orthodox	Greek Orthodox Church
denomination=old_believers	Russian  Old Believers
denomination=romanian_orthodox	Romanian Orthodox Church
denomination=russian_orthodox	Russian Orthodox Church
denomination=serbian_orthodox	Serbian Orthodox Church
Protestant and reformed denominations
denomination=adventist	Seventh-day Adventist Church (not all Adventist Churches are Seventh-Day Adventist.
denomination=alliance	Christian and Missionary Alliance
denomination=anglican	(Churches of the Anglican Communion in general should use this tag, including the Church of England, Church of Ireland, Episcopal Church in USA)
denomination=apostolic_faith	Apostolic Faith Church (Note that there are other denominations with very similar names.)
denomination=baptist	Baptists
denomination=catholic_apostolic	Catholic Apostolic Church
denomination=christian_community	The Christian Community originately from Switzerland
denomination=church_of_god_in_christ	Church of God in Christ
denomination=church_of_scotland	Church of Scotland
denomination=church_of_sweden	Church of Sweden
denomination=churches_of_christ	Churches of Christ
denomination=czechoslovak_hussite	Czechoslovak Hussite Church
denomination=disciples_of_christ	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
denomination=dutch_reformed	(including NGK and similar churches in South Africa)
denomination=episcopal	(U.S. Episcopal church is basically the North American name of the Anglican church)
denomination=evangelical	(note to German speakers: this is NOT the same as "evangelisch" in German, please use denomination=protestant for that one) (evangelical to co innego niż polskie "ewangelicki". Do Kościoła ewangelicko-augsburskiego ( Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland) w Polsce pasuje denomination=lutheran)
denomination=evangelical_covenant	Evangelical Covenant Church
denomination=evangelical_free_church_of_america	Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA)
denomination=exclusive_brethren	Exclusive Brethren
denomination=kimbanguist	Kimbanguism
denomination=living_waters_church	Living Waters Church
denomination=lutheran	Lutheranism
denomination=mission_covenant_church_of_sweden	Mission Covenant Church of Sweden
denomination=mennonite	Mennonite
denomination=methodist	Methodist (also see United Methodist below)
denomination=moravian	Moravian Church on Wikipedia
denomination=mormon	(Note that full name is preferable to mormon, lds or latter_day_saint (Wikipedia on Wikipedia and Style Guide), but tagging with the_church_of_jesus_christ_of_latter-day_saints is a lot of keystrokes. See the linked discussion.
denomination=nazarene	Church of the Nazarene nazarene.org  Church of the Nazarene
denomination=new_frontiers	Newfrontiers
denomination=pentecostal	Pentecostalism
denomination=pkn	Protestant Church in the Netherlands, Dutch merger of reformed and lutheran churches
denomination=presbyterian	Presbyterianism
denomination=protestant	Predominant together with denomination=roman_catholic in German-speaking countries
denomination=quaker	Quakers (important to show not a church but a "Friends Meeting House")
denomination=reformed	Calvinism ( Reformed)
denomination=salvation_army	The Salvation Army
denomination=seventh_day_adventist	Note that according to Wikipedia -  Seventh-day Adventist Church, not all Adventist Churches are Seventh-Day Adventist. Use this tag only for Churches that are clearly Seventh-Day Adventist.
denomination=united	United Church of Canada
denomination=united_free_church_of_scotland	United Free Church of Scotland
denomination=united_reformed
denomination=uniting	Uniting Church in Australia
denomination=united_methodist	United Methodist Church
denomination=united_church_of_christ	United Church of Christ
Unclassified christian denominations
denomination=nondenominational
denomination=apostolic
denomination=assemblies_of_god	Assemblies of God
denomination=assyrian	Assyrian Church of the East
denomination=catholic_mariavite	Catholic Mariavite Church (non-ecumenical)
denomination=charismatic	Charismatic Movement
denomination=christ_scientist	Church of Christ, Scientist
denomination=foursquare	The Foursquare Church
denomination=iglesia_ni_cristo	Iglesia ni Cristo
denomination=jehovahs_witness	Jehovah's Witnesses
denomination=liberal_catholic	Liberal Catholic Church
denomination=mariavite	Old Catholic  Mariavite Church of Poland (ecumenical)
denomination=old_catholic	Old Catholic Church
denomination=messianic_jewish	Messianic Judaism
denomination=new_apostolic	New Apostolic Church
denomination=philippine_independent	Philippine Independent Church, also known as Aglipayan Church
denomination=spiritist	Spiritism is a spiritualistic doctrine based on the works of Allan Kardec. Formed in France in the 19th century, but today only has a significant number of adherents in Brazil.