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Moldova's constitution provides for freedom of religion and complete separation of church and state, though the constitution cites the "exceptional importance" of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. [2] Discrimination on the basis of religious affiliation is illegal, and incitement to religious and ethnic hatred was made illegal in May 2022. [2]
In the early 2000s, there was an ongoing succession dispute between the two autonomous Eastern Orthodox churches (Moldovan Orthodox Church belonging to the Russian Orthodox Church, and Metropolis of Bessarabia belonging to the Romanian Orthodox Church). from an ecclesiastical point of view, this is an administrative only issue (subject to canon laws), not a theological one, as the two belonged ...
In addition, the Old Russian Orthodox Church (Old Believers) had fourteen churches and one monastery in Moldova in 1991. Half of Moldova's Old Believers are in Florești district, and 1/5 in Sîngerei district. Judaism. Despite the Soviet government's suppression and harassment, Moldova's practicing Jews managed to retain their religious identity.
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The vast majority of the Moldovan people are Orthodox Christians, but there is a small community of Muslims in Moldova, numbering a few thousand. [2]In 2005, the Spiritual Organisation of Muslims in Moldova headed by Talgat Masaev was denied registration despite the appeal of the Mission to Moldova of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
Eparchies of the Metropolis of Chișinău and All Moldova. It is believed that Orthodox Christianity was first brought to Romania and Moldova by the Apostle Andrew.Be that as it may, by the 14th century the Orthodox Church in the Principality of Moldavia—today northeastern Romania, Moldova, and southwestern Ukraine—was under the authority of the Metropolitan of Galicia.
During World War II, Moldova was part of the Transnistria diocese. During the Soviet Union era, the Catholic Church in Moldavia was limited. Catholic parishes in Moldova since 1945 belonged to the Archdiocese of Riga. Before 1970, the territory of Moldova had only one Catholic church in Chișinău, which was at the local cemetery. In 1979 ...
Below is the list of earthquakes in Moldova stronger than 5.0M w. Date Mag. at the epicenter Epicenter location Sources April 6, 1790 ~7-8 M w: October 26, 1802 ~7-8 M w: