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  2. Christianity in Mauritius - Wikipedia

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    Christianity first came to Mauritius with the first inhabitants, the Dutch. However, the Dutch abandoned the island in 1710. [3] The French brought Christianity again when they arrived in 1715. From 1723, there was a law whereby all slaves coming to the island must be baptised Catholic. [5] This law does not seem to have been strictly adhered ...

  3. Religion in Mauritius - Wikipedia

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    Statue of Hindu Goddess Durga at Ganga Talao.. Mauritius is a religiously diverse nation, with Hinduism being the most widely professed faith. [2] According to the 2011 census conducted by Statistics Mauritius, 48.5% of the Mauritian population follows Hinduism, followed by Christianity (31.7%), out of which 24.94% are Catholic, Islam (17.3%) out of which 1.21% are Bangladeshi nationals [3 ...

  4. Category:Christianity in Mauritius - Wikipedia

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    Christianity in Mauritius This page was last edited on 4 January 2019, at 18:53 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...

  5. Mauritian Creoles - Wikipedia

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    Mauritian Creoles are the people on the islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues, Agaléga and the Chagos Archipelago and in the wider overseas Mauritian diaspora who trace their roots to continental Africans who were brought to Mauritius under slavery from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century.

  6. Category:Religion in Mauritius - Wikipedia

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    Mauritian people by religion (4 C) C. Christianity in Mauritius (8 C, 1 P) E. Religious education in Mauritius (1 C) F. Religious festivals in Mauritius (1 P) H.

  7. Catholic Church in Mauritius - Wikipedia

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    The Catholic Church in Mauritius is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. According to the 2011 census, Catholics made up 26% of the total population (324,811 people). [1] Later figures stated that they made up 21.34% of the population in 2020. [2]

  8. Mauritians - Wikipedia

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    Mauritius is a melting pot of multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-religious peoples. Mauritian is made up of blended groups of people who come mainly from South Asian (notably Indian ), African ( Mozambique, Madagascar and Zanzibar ), European (White/European Mauritians), and Chinese descent, as well as those of a mixed background from any ...

  9. Demographics of Mauritius - Wikipedia

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    Mauritian society contains several ethnic groups. The majority of the residents of Mauritius are descendants of people from Africa followed by India. Mauritius also comprises migrants from continental Africa, China, France, and the East African island of Madagascar. As of 2023, Mauritius had the highest population density in Africa.