Religious
Catherine the Great was originally Lutheran, but she had to convert to the Russian Orthodox Church. Her father was a devout Lutheran and was very opposed to the fact that Catherine was a Russian Orthodox. When she officially became part of the Orthodox Church, on June 28, 1744, she was then renamed Catherine Alexeyvna. Catherine the Great believed that people should be able to choose they're own religion. This was known as religious toleration. She didn't care if her people were Orthodox Christian like she was.