![]() ![]() There are eight Gurudwaras in Greece, most of them based in Central Greece and only one being in Crete. It reached its peak during the 1990s-2000s. However, actual immigration to Greece began in the 1970s. Guru Nanak is also known to have passed through Greece during one of his journeys. Sikhs have been in Greece since the World Wars, as part of the British Indian Army. All Greek students in primary and secondary schools in Greece attend Christian Orthodox instruction, although there is an exemption system for students who do not want to attend, as long as the exemption is requested by both parents. įurthermore, the mainstream Orthodox clergy's salaries and pensions are paid for by the State at rates comparable to those of teachers. As a result, many attribute to the modern Greek nation an ethnoreligious identity. The status of the Orthodox church as the "prevailing religion" is largely based on the role the church played for the preservation of the Greek nation through the years of the Ottoman Empire but also for the role the church played in the Greek War of Independence. Its members comprise between 88% and 95-98% of the population, the most recent Pew report gave a percentage of 90% as 2015 numbers. Since 1850, Greek Orthodoxy within Greece is handled by the Church. The Church of Greece, a member of the Eastern Orthodox Communion, is accorded the status of "prevailing religion" in Greece's constitution. The Greek Orthodox Church retains close ties with the Greek state, emphasized by the presence of Greek flags in all Orthodox churches, but also by the religious depiction of the flag and the coat of arms of Greece itself. ![]()
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