Home›Sources›Constitution of the Republic of Iceland, Article 62 Excerpt (LEGISLATIONLINE)SourcesConstitution of the Republic of Iceland, Article 62 Excerpt (LEGISLATIONLINE)LEGISLATIONLINE, official English excerpt, read 2026-08-16Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Constitution of the Republic of Iceland, Article 62 Excerpt (LEGISLATIONLINE)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/iceland-constitution-article62-legislationline.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Constitution of the Republic of Iceland, Article 62 Excerpt (LEGISLATIONLINE). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/iceland-constitution-article62-legislationlineCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-constitution-of-the-republic-of-iceland, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Constitution of the Republic of Iceland, Article 62 Excerpt (LEGISLATIONLINE)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/iceland-constitution-article62-legislationline}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA LEGISLATIONLINE excerpt of the 1944 Constitution of the Republic of Iceland as amended, carrying Article 62, which names the Evangelical Lutheran Church the State Church of Iceland and commits the State to support and protect it, subject to amendment by ordinary law.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (9 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedGovernment of IcelandPublisherWell-attestedLEGISLATIONLINE (OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights)URLWell-attestedhttps://legislationline.org/taxonomy/term/19547Source TypeWell-attestedprimary source / official recordAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Tier 2: a curated excerpt of the constitutional text hosted by an OSCE-affiliated legal database, read for the exact wording of Article 62 rather than for editorial commentary.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithIceland, Countries Well-attested This source names Iceland directly: "1944 Constitution of the Republic of Iceland as amended, carrying Article 62, which names the Evangelical Lutheran Church the State Church of Iceland and commits the State to support and protect it..."Source Constitution of the Republic of Iceland, Article 62 Excerpt (LEGISLATIONLINE)Government of Icelandtier 2Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested7CountriesIcelandSourcesConstitution of the Republic of Iceland, Article 62 Excerpt (LEGISLATIONLINE)Holds1SourcesConstitution of the Republic of Iceland, Article 62 Excerpt (LEGISLATIONLINE)General References1CountriesIcelandComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year