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The construction of the mosque originated from a Palestinian migrant to the country. In early 1990s, he and other 14 people gathered at his house where they decided to build a mosque. They also traveled to Panama to ask to the local community there for financial support. [1] The mosque was finally built and completed in 2002. [2] [3]
Islam is one of the smallest minority faiths in Costa Rica, whose state religion is Catholic Christianity. [1] Without an official number by any state entity, it is considered that the number of Muslims in Costa Rica could be between 1000 and 1500 people, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] mostly emigrants from Algeria , India , Iraq , Iran , Lebanon , Morocco ...
Catholicism is the official state religion and is entitled to state support according to the 1949 Constitution, which at the same time guarantees freedom of religion. [2] It is the only state in the Americas with a state religion and one of the few Western countries which established Catholicism as its state religion; other such countries are microstates in Europe: Liechtenstein, Monaco ...
Islam in Costa Rica; O. Omar Mosque and Islamic Center of Costa Rica This page was last edited on 9 July 2021, at 07:02 (UTC). Text is ...
Costa Rican people by religion (5 C) * Costa Rica religion-related lists (1 C, 1 P) C. ... Islam in Costa Rica (2 P) J.
Churches in Costa Rica (3 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Religious buildings and structures in Costa Rica" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
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According to the most recent nationwide survey of religion, conducted in 2007 by the University of Costa Rica, 70.5% of Costa Ricans are Roman Catholics, 44.9% are practicing Catholics, 13.8% are evangelical Protestants, 11.3% report they do not have a religion, and 4.3% belonged to another religion.