Why is Greece so heavily Christian compared to other European countries?

by TheGreenAlchemist

Polls routinely indicate Greece is the most religious country in the EU. What historical factors caused this to come about?

kahurangi

Could you define what you mean by Christian exactly? This Pew Research Center Report states that as at 2010 Greece is 88.1% Christian, which is a bit below countries like Portugal, Ireland, and Poland.

Unless you're only counting Christians that are not Catholic?