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Christianity in Kosovo has a long-standing tradition dating to the Roman Empire. The entire Balkan region had been Christianized by the Roman, Byzantine , First Bulgarian Empire , Serbian Kingdom , Second Bulgarian Empire , and Serbian Empire till 13th century.
According to the 2012 European Social Survey, the population of Kosovo was about 88% Muslim, 5.8% Catholic, 2.9% Eastern Orthodox, 2.9% irreligious, 0.1% Protestant and 0.4% another religion. [7] In 2010, according to Pew Research Center, Kosovo had 93.8% Muslims and 6.1% Christians (mainly Orthodox but also Catholics and even Protestants).
On June 12, 2012, the liberation day of Kosovo, the government of Kosovo dedicated a monument to dozens of internationals and organizations which have contributed to the peace and prosperity of the nation. The Kosovo Government also thanked Protestant Evangelical believers for all their help given to the Kosova population between 1999-2012.
The Catholic Church in Kosovo held mass on 1 December across the country and it collected charitable donations by parishioners for earthquake victims and their families. [24] [25] One of the oldest Catholic churches in Kosovo is the Catholic church of Vinarc, in Mitrovica. [26] [27] It is disputed by Serbian Orthodox Church. [28]
The history behind the religion in Pristina today shows a lot of suffering within the religious communities. Taking into consideration the fact that Slobodan Milošević practiced brutality towards the Kosovar nationality during the last war, that brutality affected the population emotionally causing harassment and persecution by the Kosovar population against the Serb community and their ...
The Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo is the third largest religious denomination in Kosovo, after Islam and Roman Catholicism. It has over 140,000 followers in Kosovo, predominantly made up of the Kosovo Serbs, who mostly live in the North Kosovo region and in some enclaves in the south (such as Štrpce). [1]
Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Kosovo (3 C) F. Former churches in Kosovo (1 C, 1 P) M. Churches in Mitrovica, Kosovo (3 P) R. Roman Catholic churches in Kosovo ...
Eastern Christianity in Kosovo (1 C) K. Kosovan Christians (2 C, 1 P) M. Christian monasteries in Kosovo (1 C) Pages in category "Christianity in Kosovo"