Protestant Reformed Church of Luxembourg
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The Protestant Reformed Church of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish
: Protestantesch-Réforméiert Kierch vu Lëtzebuerg, French
: Église Protestante Réformée du Luxembourg, German
: Protestantisch-Reformierte Kirche von Luxemburg) is a Protestant reformed church that operates solely in Luxembourg
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Established in 1982 by decree of Grand Duke
Jean
, it is one of the six state-supported denominations in Luxembourg.
Luxembourgish language
Luxembourgish is a High German language spoken mainly in Luxembourg. About 320,000 people worldwide speak Luxembourgish.-Language family:...
: Protestantesch-Réforméiert Kierch vu Lëtzebuerg, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
: Église Protestante Réformée du Luxembourg, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
: Protestantisch-Reformierte Kirche von Luxemburg) is a Protestant reformed church that operates solely in Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
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Established in 1982 by decree of Grand Duke
Grand Duke of Luxembourg
The Grand Duke of Luxembourg is the sovereign monarch and head of state of Luxembourg. Luxembourg has been a grand duchy since 15 March 1815, when it was elevated from a duchy when placed in personal union with the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
Jean
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. He is the father of the current ruler, Grand Duke Henri, and the son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma...
, it is one of the six state-supported denominations in Luxembourg.