Moravian Churches

The Moravian family recorded in this atlas, the Moravian Church or Unitas Fratrum, one of the oldest Protestant denominations, whose roots lie in the fifteenth-century Bohemian Reformation and the Unity of the Brethren founded in 1457, and which was renewed at Herrnhut in Saxony in 1722 by exiles from Moravia. This group holds Moravian Church. Moravians are known for missionary work, music, and the motto Our Lamb has conquered, let us follow Him; the church now has roughly a million members in provinces on several continents. Placing these churches together lets a reader compare one church family at a time and follow how each body describes its own governance, worship and history. Each entry keeps its own description, sources and Browse By pages.