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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 ...
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 ...
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 ]
Christianity in Mauritius This page was last edited on 4 January 2019, at 18:53 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Christianity in Mauritius (8 C, 1 P) E. Religious education in Mauritius (1 C) F. Religious festivals in Mauritius (1 P) H. Hinduism in Mauritius (5 C, 2 P) I.
Category: Christian missionaries in Mauritius. ... Roman Catholic missionaries in Mauritius (2 P) This page was last edited on 22 September 2023, at 22:37 (UTC) ...
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