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* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'':

* ''TabletopGame/{{Winterweir}}'''s faith of Kaalon, the God of Death, bears a lot of similarities to Christianity with its focus on charity and resurrection. The Divine Covenant is another example, being essentially all the darker elements of Catholicism and none of the good.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' has the theocratic city-state of Ishgard, which to go along with its gothic, French-esque aesthetic, very much much resembles medieval Christianity, from being led by an Arch-bishop with an outfit suspiciously similar to that of a Pope to having witch hunts against 'heretics'. However, in an interesting twist, Ishgard's religion is the same as that of the rest of Eorzea in that it's actually ''polytheistic'', they just reserve their worship for Halone, who is actually a god of ''war'' rather than the TopGod of said religion.

* ''Literature/WarriorCats'' by Creator/ErinHunter: The four Clans practice ancestor worship but there's an air of Christianity to the series' AnimalReligion due to some of the writers taking inspiration from their faith. Good warriors go to [=StarClan=] while warriors that break the Warrior Code go to the Dark Forest. Medicine cats are both Clan healers and religious leaders. Medicine cats are not allowed to take mates, have kits, or fight (though at least one medicine cat has a family because he became a medicine cat later in life than usual).

* In the ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' series:
** The Faith of the Seven is modeled after Roman Catholicism, except they worship the seven aspects known as the Father, Mother, Warrior, Maid, Smith, Crone, and Stranger. The faith has monastic orders, [[ChurchMilitant dormant military orders]], Cardinals (the Most Devout), and a Pope (the High Septon). It's the dominant religion of the Seven Kingdoms, supplanting the pagan religion of the "old gods", much like Christianity did throughout Europe, the difference being that worship of the old gods is still permitted (and still prevails in the Kingdom of the North) and several oaths refer to "the old gods and the new". The Faith is also the only religion invested in chivalry and knightly traditions.
** The faith of the Drowned God in the Iron Islands is very much akin to Christianity in different ways than the Faith of the Seven, being based around a god who died and came back to life, with the most important ritual being immersion in water (literal drowning and resuscitation, at least for those entering the priesthood). It's a strictly monotheistic religion that features a Satan-like adversary called the Storm God, with a dash of Franchise/CthulhuMythos added for extra creepiness, and the {{Viking}} customs of raiding everyone else traditionally.
* The Church in ''Literature/SpiceAndWolf'' is heavily reminiscent of pre-Reformation Catholicism, complete with indulgences.
* The Franchise/StarWarsLegends Expanded Universe has two examples. (It is a pretty big galaxy.)
** Sacred Way is an analogue to mainstream Christianity, with Sunday Schools (that Han Solo apparently regularly skipped) and priests who conduct services in a way akin to Catholic Mass.
** Pius Dea, an ancient fundamentalist cult/denomination (with pseudo-Latin name) which plunged the Republic into violent crusades in the distant past.
* In ''Literature/StrangerInAStrangeLand'' by Creator/RobertHeinlein:

* In ''Literature/SummersAtCastleAuburn'' by Sharon Shinn, there is a mention of a God and "Lord" is a common interjection, indicating a monotheist society. The worship of that god goes without mention aside from wedding ceremonies
* Fiona Patton's ''Literature/TalesOfTheBranionRealm'' historical fantasy series, set in an alternate Europe in like manner to Guy Gavriel Kay's works, has two fictional faiths which very loosely parallel the conflict between Catholicism and Protestantism and have many deliberate similarities to Christianity:

* The Church in ''Literature/TorturePrincessFremdTorturchen'' is ''very'' Catholic, built upon a mythology of a female Suffering Saint that took on all of mankind's sins; her statue in the capital's central square weeps tears of blood. The Church is more powerful than the secular king and maintains a holy order of paladins, and even has a Pope -- with the absurd name of Godot Deus--who was responsible for placing the {{geas}} on Elisabeth (the eponymous Torture Princess). The Church is overall a force for good in this series but is riven with corruption [[spoiler:that gets worse after Godot Deus is killed in the demon attack on the capital]].
* Averted in ''Literature/TheTraitorSonCycle'' by Mles Cameron, in which the leading faith is Catholicism, to be exact, complete with nuns, knightly orders, Christ, twelve apostles, and all that. The only difference is that there's no Vatican and instead of pope, there are two Patriarchs.
* The religion featured in ''Literature/ThroneOfGlass'' by Creator/SarahJMaas has a single Goddess rather than a God, and her son is a Jesus-type figure. A holiday called 'Yulemas' even celebrates the birthday of this son.
* In Dani and Eytan Kollin's ''Unincorporated World'' the Astral Bible and the faith built around it, although only glimpsed through a few quotes and in an epilogue at the end of the series seems to be this.
* Sin Washer and his followers, the Washers in Laura Anne Gilman's ''The Vineart War'' trilogy. Their power structure is less decentralized than Catholicism and more like Presbyterianism.
* The four Clans in ''Literature/WarriorCats'' by Creator/ErinHunter practice ancestor worship but there's an air of Christianity to the series' AnimalReligion due to some of the writers taking inspiration from their faith. Good warriors go to [=StarClan=] while warriors that break the Warrior Code go to the Dark Forest. Medicine cats are both Clan healers and religious leaders. Medicine cats are not allowed to take mates, have kits, or fight (though at least one medicine cat has a family because he became a medicine cat later in life than usual).
* In ''Literature/WaxAndWayne'' by Creator/BrandonSanderson:

** In ''Literature/BandsOfMourning'', we see a Survivorist wedding, and it becomes clear it's no exception. They have pendants instead of rings, girls spreading ash instead of flowers, and the guests are segregated into bride and groom sections. Even their wedding clothes are very similar, though there doesn't appear to be any superstition about seeing the bride before the ceremony.
* In ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' by Creator/RobertJordan:

* Unionism in ''Literature/TheWickedYears'' by Creator/GeoffreyMaguire is an Ozian equivalent of Christianity. It's the main religion in Oz and has supplanted the traditional pagan worship of the fairy goddess Lurline (Lurlinism). Unionists worship the Unnamed God and their religious text is the Oziad. Elphaba's father Frexspar is a minister and her [[TheFundamentalist fundamentalist]] sister Nessarose later becomes a sort-of faith healer. Unionist chapels have even [[YouMeanXmas appropriated Lurlinemas]] (which traditionally celebrates Lurline's birth). There are a few differences from Christianity, such as Unionists being less conservative about sex (for example, Frex is bisexual and was in a [[{{Polyamory}} triad]] with his wife when she was alive).

* The ''Literature/YoungWizards'' series by Creator/DianeDuane seems to suffer Crystal Dragon Jesus MoodWhiplash. In the beginning, the main deities of the universe seem to be the 'Powers that be', which are essentially SufficientlyAdvanced EnergyBeings, and not intrinsically above most creatures. Later in the series, the One is revealed -- it created all things, has a terrible foe in the Lone Power, has the Powers (several of whom ''are'' archangels) working directly for it, and is the source of all life and good in the universe...

* In ''TabletopGame/AnimaBeyondFantasy'', the Church of [[MeaningfulName Abel]] is this complete with a crucifixion (though this guy didn't come back), and purge (which continues to some extent) against anyone who isn't 100% human. The closer to the setting's present-day one gets, the more tenuous the parallel becomes but it doesn't disappear completely.

** ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'': The Triad -- Tyr, being the oldest, ruling over the other two, despising evil and injustice, and having the most power at his command, is analogous to the Father. Ilmater, being a selfless and highly merciful god, whose clergy are encouraged to sacrifice themselves to aid those in misfortune, and whose message of hope appeals greatly to the poor and oppressed, is similar to the Son. Torm, with his inspiring courage, his sense of duty and obedience to Tyr, and his conviction in combating or destroying undead and evil forces, is much like the Holy Spirit. And then there are the [[ChurchMilitant paladin orders]], most prominently Tyr's.
*** Note that Tyr is literally an aspect of the Tyr of Norse mythology. In the 4th Edition version TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms, the Triad is broken. Tyr leaves the Realms after killing the god Helm in a duel over Tymora(!!) (then is [[KilledOffForReal killed in action]] fending off a demonic invasion), Ilmater leaves the House of the Triad for Brightwater (the home of Sune, Lliira, Sharess, and Waukeen), and Torm steps up to fill Tyr's place (assuming most of his portfolios) in the Pantheon.
*** Still, "The Triad" veneration is limited. It appears when they have to present an [[ChurchMilitant united front against a threat]], e.g. as patrons of hard-pressed folk. Janessar, LaResistance in corrupt Calimshan, venerate them along with Mielikki. In recently shattered Tethyr their main feature is united Knights Kuldar order based in one combined abbey, lots of people venerate them separately. Otherwise, Tyr is ''by far'' more important than the two others. Of course, Ilmater became well-known only after joining Tyr in his first years on Toril and they complement each other well ("Tyr, X suffers greatly!"), so remain close allies. Both Lathander and Helm (though he has a setback over Time of Troubles) being about as prominent and all five of their churches frequently band together in any combinations, but [[BloodKnight Tempus]] grabs at least as much of the spotlight as any of them effortlessly. Other chaotic and neutral deities are more active than their churches, but most ''powerful'' are, probably, the ladies: Mystra (has so much power that she ''must'' lend about half to mortal "co-pilots"), Selune (one planetar per temple, ''functional or not'', is a whole celestial army on Prime), Shar (has the Shadow Weave) and Chauntea (main agricultural deity plus joined Earthmother aspect). And another "Triad" [[http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/The_Three bundle-venerated]] on Faerun is more from Wiccan History.

Any fictional religion, such as those found in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy world, which possesses attributes stereotypically associated with Christianity ([[ChristianityIsCatholic especially Roman Catholicism]]) — such as priestly vestments, nuns and their habits, confessionals, the designs of houses of worship, and crosses — but which centers on a deity other than the Christian God, like an animistic spirit or pagan-flavored god. Often there will be a {{God}} analog and/or a {{Satan}} analog but not a UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} one, although this is somewhat excusable as [[GodInHumanForm Jesus himself is also God]] according to the precept of the Trinity.

*** The Church of Hala has been depicted as having chaste nuns living in convents. The Order of the Guardians, though ostensibly non-denominational, also closely resembles a Christian monastic sect, right down to many followers' observing vows of silence.

* ''Art/BeastFables'': [[https://www.deviantart.com/nazrigar/art/Weretober-2023-Red-Deer-and-European-Badger-990275346 Asterianism]] is a monotheistic religion widely practiced in a FantasyCounterpartCulture of Europe, named after a figure who some believe was the human incarnation of God.

** The worship of the Emperor of Mankind is always depicted as having a distinct Roman Catholic flavor. 40K fluff has it that the Emperor was born in 10,000 BC, and spent the whole of human civilization guiding humanity from the shadows until he went public round about the year 30,000 AD to lead the crusades to reunite the human space empire. There is a strong implication that he ''was'' Jesus. Took him that long to realize that Love and Peace weren't working. Seeing as he decided on an atheistic stance before he got mauled, maybe he just realized that faith just strengthened Chaos anyway. Also, there is at least some fluff that indicates that, though he saw the value of warfare in defense of humanity, the more over-the-top racism and xenophobia of the Imperium crept in after his "death".

* In ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic V'', the Holy Griffin Empire worships Elrath, a literal dragon, whose cult is nevertheless a thinly-veiled (or, actually, not veiled at all) stand-in for Christianity, with churches, monks, inquisitors, saints, and angels. Androgynous angels with [[{{BFS}} ridiculously huge swords]].

* {{Averted|Trope}} in ''Manga/OnePiece'': God Eneru of Skypiea can hear (literally) everything on the whole (sky) island, and thanks to his power as [[ShockAndAwe lightning incarnate]], he can smite the people that insult or disobey him, and all of his subjects fear him like an actual god -- but then Gan Fall, Skypiea's former ruler, says that the title "god" is simply that: a title for Skypeia's ruler. Turns out Eneru is just [[PsychoElectro out of his gourd]].

* Completely intentional, but the Super Adventure Club in the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode, "The Return of Chef", is clearly meant to mock and mirror Scientology.

* ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'' has the Church of Ilia, the dominant religion of the Kingdom of Alberia. It's fairly analagous to Catholicism except that Abraham was a woman and became a DeityOfHumanOrigin, Yahweh was a dragon, UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar are an AmazonBrigade [[SpellMyNameWithAnS who spell paladin with a y]], and Jesus was a badass, shapeshifting DragonKnight who defeated Satan in single combat. [[spoiler:Turns out the whole thing was a fabrication created by a fairy as a coping mechanism to handle the loss of her adoptive daughter, the aforementioned Abraham expy, Satan was actually a decent guy from another dimension, but was pissed as fuck at Yahweh for seemingly killing said daughter, to the point that his ''sheer primal rage'' created a ''second,'' much angrier Satan and Yahweh is a YHVH-esque control freak who used the corpse of one of Alberia's royalty like a puppet in an attempt to create a WorldOfSilence. Oh, and all of them are still around in the present day.]]

* Blatantly used in ''Webcomic/AvasDemon'' with a GodEmperor called TITAN, who claims to have created the entire universe. [[SpellMyNameWithAnS And yes, his name is spelled with all caps every single time.]] If his followers are faithful enough, they can go to a physical place called Paradise (which is actually the name of the VIP section of {{Heaven}} in Literature/TheBible), [[TheAgeless where they can live forever in his presence.]] [[http://www.avasdemon.com/0367.php They even have holy scriptures,]] which start off immediately with a BadassBoast about TITAN.

* The Music/BlueOysterCult's album ''Music/{{Mirrors}}'' has "The Great Sun Jester", which sets a Creator/MichaelMoorcock scifi novel to music. ''The Fireclown'' is about a cosmic Messiah who comes to Earth on a mission of love, peace and redemption, preaching, in the words of Creator/DouglasAdams, that people should be nicer to each other for a change. Sure enough, the Fireclown ends up being crucified.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': While the show never really delves into religion on the Boiling Isles, what little we see of the CultOfPersonality built up around Emeperor Belos bares resemblance to Catholicism. [[spoiler:This is almost certainly deliberate, as Belos has [[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor a twisted sense of humor]] and is all but stated to have been raised as a NewEnglandPuritan, so it would be perfectly in character for him to trick what he sees as soulless monsters into following a religion he despises as a StealthInsult.]]

[-[[caption-width-right:350:"Our Father, who wieldeth an axe, hallowed be thy name..."]]-]

* The world of Spira in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' is pretty much run by the local CDJ: Yevon. Except for the Al Bhed who are seen as heathens. To hammer the religious symbolism further, the Giant SpaceWhale BigBad is called '''Sin'''. And he is supposedly the punishment for all the bad mankind ever and regularly destroys cities. [[SummonMagic The Aeons]] are even made out to be the spirits of past summoners who were faithful to Yevon, and the only way to supposedly combat Sin. [[spoiler:However, Yevon and the religion is revealed to be a CorruptChurch and in the climax, instead of using the Final Summoning like all other {{Senseless Sacrifice}}s before to kill Sin for only a year or 2 at most, you tear Sin's face open with an airship cannon and go through the TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon that doubles as an [[AmazingTechnicolorBattleField Amazing Technicolor Dungeon]] inside Sin's spirit. Sin is really fucking huge and bizarre from the inside.]]
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'''s nations all have different ways of honoring the same Goddess Altana; however, many of these are at least subtly reminiscent of Christianity, and San d'Oria's church very strongly so.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' has the theocratic city-state of Ishgard, which to go along with its gothic, French-esque aesthetic, very much much resembles medieval Christianity, from being led by an Arch-bishop with an outfit suspiciously similar to that of a Pope to having witch hunts against 'heretics'. However, in an interesting twist, Ishgard's religion is the same as that of the rest of Eorzea in that it's actually ''polytheistic'', they just reserve their worship for Halone, who is actually a god of ''war'' rather than the TopGod of said religion.
* Organized religion in [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics Ivalice]] has all the trappings of Christianity, specifically Catholic ritual, from the Glabados Church of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'' to the Kildean religion in ''VideoGame/VagrantStory''. The latter finds ample representation in the Church of St. Iocus, a Catholic send-off in all but name that wields great political and military power, and whose sacred icon, called the Rood of Iocus, resembles a cross with four arms instead of two; also, the Cult of Mullenkamp, a heretical offshoot of the Kildean church whose adepts display an upside-down version of the Rood, called the Rood Inverse.