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The main religion traditionally practiced in Latvia is Christianity. As of 2019 [update] , it is the largest religion (68.84%), [ 1 ] though only about 7% of the population attends religious services regularly.
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After Latvia was annexed to the Russian Empire in the 18th century (most of Latvia, a result of the Great Northern War by the Treaty of Nystad, the Latgale region after the First Partition of Poland in 1772), Russian and Orthodox presence increased substantially, but the Eastern Orthodox Church remained foreign to some Latvians. The first ...
The highest office in the Catholic Church of Latvia was held from 1991 to 2010 by Cardinal Archbishop Jānis Pujats. On 19 June 2010, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the retirement of Archbishop Pujats and appointed Zbigņevs Stankevičs as his successor. [6] The Catholic Church of Latvia is divided into one archdiocese and three dioceses ...
The Svēte Shrine as the main sacred site in Southern Latvia since 2001 holds Dievturi rituals in Jelgava. The Lokstene Shrine of Dievturi was inaugurated on May 6, 2017 and is operated by the LDS. [20] It was financed by the entrepreneur Dagnis Čākurs and is located on a small island in the Daugava river, close to the town Pļaviņas. [21]
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Religious education was the main issue faced by irreligion in Latvia during the early 20th century, though marriage, divorce, and baptism also saw secular government regulation. Pēteris Stučka , Jānis Sudrabkalns and Andrejs Upīts were notable contributors to irreligious ideas during this period. [ 2 ]
In 2009, the total Muslim population in Latvia was estimated to be at about 2,000 by Pew Forum. [4] Virtually all Muslims in Latvia were Sunni, but there was also an active presence of Ahmadi. [5] That same year, poet and translator Uldis Bērziņš finished the Latvian translation of the Quran.