Bible Society work in Italy
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Bible Society website |
Bible
Society in Italy Country Data:
| Area: | 301,336 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 57,588,000 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$20,010 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 97.9% (1991) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1992): | Roman Catholic |
83.0%
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| Non-religious |
15.0%
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| Muslim |
0.9%
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| Protestant |
0.6%
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| Jehovah’s Witness |
0.3%
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| Eastern Orthodox |
0.1%
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| Other |
0.1%
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| Official Language: | Italian (national), French,
German, Ladin, Slovene (regional) |
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Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1808 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1966 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1997 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 16,014 | 6,924 | 169,306 | 0 | 2,148 | 0 |
| Other territories served: |
Population
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Beginning of organised
work
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| San Marino |
26,266
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1808
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| Seborga |
2,000
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1808
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| Vatican City |
870
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1808
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God’s Word is ‘a real and constant point of reference’ for migrants (Italy/Albania)
(June 2006)
Helping travellers on the ‘Refugee Highway’ (March 2006)
Latest News #339 – Gospel of Mark for Winter Olympics in Turin (Feb. 2006) [PDF file]
Latest News #314 (May 2005)
Catholic Bishops’ Conference selects Interconfessional Common Language Bible for website (December 2003)
Bible People in the News (February 2003)
Pope praises Translation for bringing churches together (Jan/Feb 2002)
Bible
News in Brief (December 2000)
High Profile for Bible Society of Italy During Youth Celebrations (Oct 2000)
Rome Exhibition Traces Bible’s Impact on Culture (September 2000)
Major Bible Exhibition Scheduled for Millennium in Rome (April/May 2000)
Bible News in Brief (January 2000)
Hotels to Receive Millennium Scriptures (July/August 1998)
High Profile for Bible Society of Italy During Youth Celebrations (Oct 2000)
Rome Exhibition Traces Bible’s Impact on Culture (September 2000)
Major Bible Exhibition Scheduled for Millennium in Rome (April/May 2000)
Bible News in Brief (January 2000)
Hotels to Receive Millennium Scriptures (July/August 1998)
