Difference between revisions of "Category:Spain"

Latest revision as of 09:01, 4 April 2013

BACK TO THE COUNTRIES--INDEX

Spain is a country in Europe.

See Made in Spain -- Spanish -- Spanish language -/- Spanish Scholarship -- Spanish Scholars -/- Spanish Fiction -- Spanish Authors

Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Spain

Christianity spread very quickly in Spain in the decades following the death of Jesus, and became predominant under Roman and Visigoth rule. The Muslim conquest of 711 was felt as an occupation; the Catholic reconquista led to the expulsion of all Jews and Muslims from Spain in 1492 and to a long age on religious intolerance and conflicts.

Judaism is attested in Spain since early Roman times. After suffering persecution under Christian Visigoths, the Jews welcomed the Moorish conquest in 711. The Arab period was indeed the Golden age of Jewish culture in Spain. The Catholic Reconquista ended this experience of tolerance and culminated in the expulsion of all Jews in 1492. Edicts and acts of repression by the Inquisition against the Marranos (or Jewish conversos) continued up to the early 17th century.

Islam was present in Spain from 711 until 1492 under the rule of the Arabs and Moors of al-Andalus. After the Reconquista, Muslims were offered the choice of baptism or exile. As in the case of the Marranos, edicts and acts of repression by the Inquisition against the Morisco conversos continued up to the early 17th century.

Contemporary times

Today, the overwhelming majority of Spanish population (70-80%) is Roman Catholic, with small Protestant and Christian Orthodox minorities.

Islam has grown fast in recent years as the result of immigration, with en estimated population of one million people.

Approximately 12,000 Jews live in Spain.

External links

Wikipedia / Wikipedia (Religion in Spain)

Pages in category "Spain"

The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.

@@ Line 4: / Line 4: @@
 '''Spain''' is a country in Europe.
-==Overview==
+* See [[Made in Spain]] -- [[Spanish]] -- [[Spanish language]] -/- [[Spanish Scholarship]] -- [[Spanish Scholars]] -/- [[Spanish Fiction]] -- [[Spanish Authors]]
 ==Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Spain==
-Judaism is attested in Spain since Roman times.  and in spite of periods of expulsion and persecution has maintained a strong and influential presence in French society up to the present. The French Revolution of 1789 resolved into the emancipation of French Jews; the Holocaust
+Christianity spread very quickly in Spain in the decades following the death of Jesus, and became predominant under Roman and Visigoth rule. The Muslim conquest of 711 was felt as an occupation; the Catholic reconquista led to the expulsion of all Jews and Muslims from Spain in 1492 and to a long age on religious intolerance and conflicts.
-Christianity also spread very quickly in the decades following the death of Jesus and grew to become the State religion in France until modern times. During the Reformation, the large Protestant minority in France suffered persecution; the notorious 1572 St. Bartholomew's Day massacre was the darkest moment. From 1598 the Edict of Nantes issued by Henry IV guaranteed some tolerance, but its revocation in 1685 caused a massive emigration of around 500,000 Protestants from France.
+Judaism is attested in Spain since early Roman times. After suffering persecution under Christian Visigoths, the Jews welcomed the Moorish conquest in 711. The Arab period was indeed the Golden age of Jewish culture in Spain. The Catholic Reconquista ended this experience of tolerance and culminated in the expulsion of all Jews in 1492. Edicts and acts of repression by the Inquisition against the ''Marranos (or Jewish conversos)'' continued up to the early 17th century.
-In the 8th and 9th centuries Islam forces held territories in southern France. Islam reentered France only after the French revolution through immigrants from the French colonies. The Great Mosque of Paris was built in 1922.
+Islam was present in Spain from 711 until 1492 under the rule of the Arabs and Moors of al-Andalus. After the ''Reconquista'', Muslims were offered the choice of baptism or exile. As in the case of the ''Marranos'', edicts and acts of repression by the Inquisition against the ''Morisco conversos'' continued up to the early 17th century.
 ====Contemporary times====
@@ Line 18: / Line 19: @@
 Today, the overwhelming majority of Spanish population (70-80%) is Roman Catholic, with small Protestant and Christian Orthodox minorities.
-Islam is growing fast in the xcountrythe second religion in France (7%-10%) with en estimated population of more that 5 millions.
+Islam has grown fast in recent years as the result of immigration, with en estimated population of one million people.
-More than 500,000 Jews in France makes French Jews the world's third largest Jewish community.
-==In Depth==
-*[[Spanish Scholarship]] / [[Spanish Scholars]] -- survey of works by Spanish Scholars / biographies of Spanish Scholars
-*[[Spanish Fiction]] / [[Spanish Authors]] -- survey of works by Spanish Authors / biographies of Spanish Authors
+Approximately 12,000 Jews live in Spain.
-See also: [[Spanish]] -- [[Spanish language]]
 ==External links==