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  2. Religion in the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    Christianity is the most widely professed religion in the Dominican Republic. Historically, Catholicism dominated the religious practices of the country, and as the official religion of the state it receives financial support from the government. About 60% of Dominicans identify themselves as Catholic. [3]

  3. Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    The Dominican Republic offers religious freedom, and Catholicism is the official religion of the state; this was signed into law by the 1954 concordat with the Vatican. Under Rafael Trujillo's government, the power of the Catholic Church was limited.

  4. Category:Religion in the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    Dominican Republic religion-related lists (1 C, 1 P) + Dominican Republic religious leaders (1 C) C. Christianity in the Dominican Republic (5 C, 1 P) D.

  5. Protestantism in the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    In the same year, the World Religion Database noted that Protestants comprised 8.43% of the population. [3] Morgan Foley was the leader of the Protestantism for women in the 19th century. During the 1820s, Protestants migrated to the Dominican Republic from the United States.

  6. Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    The Dominican Republic [a] is a North American country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean.It shares a maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and a land border with Haiti to the west, occupying the eastern five-eighths of Hispaniola which, along with Saint Martin, is one of only two islands in the Caribbean shared ...

  7. Culture of the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    The Dominican Republic was the site of the first European settlement in the Western Hemisphere, namely Santo Domingo founded in 1493. As a result of over five centuries of Spanish presence in the island, the core of Dominican culture is derived from the culture of Spain .

  8. Dominican Vudú - Wikipedia

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    Dominican Vudú, or Dominican Voodoo (Spanish: Vudú Dominicano), popularly known as Las 21 Divisiones (The 21 Divisions), is a heavily Catholicized syncretic religion of African-Caribbean origin which developed in the former Spanish colony of Santo Domingo on the island of Hispaniola.

  9. Islam in the Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    Accurate statistics of religious affiliation are difficult to calculate and there is a wide variation concerning the actual numerical amount. Although the majority of the population is Christian, Muslim community is leaded by the Círculo Islámico de República Dominicana (The Islamic Circle of Dominican Republic). Currently, the Círculo ...