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  2. Religion in Haiti - Wikipedia

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    The Baháʼí Faith in Haiti begins with a mention by `Abdu'l-Bahá, then head of the religion, in 1916 as one of the island countries of the Caribbean being among the places Baháʼís should take the religion to. [24] The first Baháʼí to visit Haiti was Leonora Armstrong in 1927. [25]

  3. Christianity in Haiti - Wikipedia

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    Haiti was first colonized by the Spanish, who later abandoned the island's western portion. That region came under French influence after 1630, and was formally recognized as the French colony of Saint-Domingue in 1697. Under French rule, Roman Catholicism was the sole legal religion, though African slaves frequently practiced vodou. Slaves ...

  4. Category:Religion in Haiti - Wikipedia

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    Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; ... Pages in category "Religion in Haiti" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 ...

  5. Haitian Vodou - Wikipedia

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    Haitian Vodou [a] (/ ˈ v oʊ d uː /) is an African diasporic religion that developed in Haiti between the 16th and 19th centuries. It arose through a process of syncretism between several traditional religions of West and Central Africa and Roman Catholicism .

  6. Catholic Church in Haiti - Wikipedia

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    Catholic clergy were generally hostile toward vodou, and they led two major campaigns against the religion in 1896 and 1941. During these campaigns, the government outlawed vodou services, and Catholics destroyed vodou religious objects.

  7. Culture of Haiti - Wikipedia

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    Haiti's most famous monuments are the Sans-Souci Palace and the Citadelle Laferrière, inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1982. [1] Situated in the Northern Massif de la Hotte, in one of Haiti's National Parks, the structures date from the early 19th century. [2] The buildings were among the first to be built after Haiti's independence from ...

  8. Haiti - Wikipedia

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    Haiti, [b] officially the Republic of Haiti, [c] [d] is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic .

  9. Islam in Haiti - Wikipedia

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    Islam was introduced from Africa during the slave trade period (starting 16th century), but orthodox religious beliefs declined in Haiti in the years that followed. It was then reintroduced by Moroccan immigrants in 1922 and has been present from then until the present. Muslims can practice their religion freely and Islamic studies are available.