Church of Christ, Scientist

American Christian denomination (1879-)

Dated from 23 August 1879 CE

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Kind: Tradition
Date: from 23 August 1879 CEOn the timeline →
Wikidata: Q11682820 ↗In 7 Wikipedia languages

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identified with Christian Science American religious movement (1866-)

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