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The Romanians of Italy

The Romanians of Italy, numbering approximately 1,305,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an East Romance people descended from Romanized Dacians of historical Wallachia, Moldavia, and Transylvania, predominantly Romanian Orthodox, noted for a Latin language preserved amid Slavic and Hungarian neighbors and strong rural folk-culture traditions. They mostly adhere to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Romanian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Italy
People Cluster: Romanian
Primary Language(s): Romanian (ron)
Primary Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Population: 1,305,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG048833
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Pray for the Romanians of Italy

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

80%
%
Eastern Orthodox Christia… Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Romanian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Romanian Speakers

Media Resources in Romanian:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Romanian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2000 Bible League International✓
Dumitru Cornilescu / Библия Думитру Корнилеску 1924✓
Interconfessional Version✓✓
Noua Traducere Românească (NTR)✓

4 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Romanian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Romanians are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Romanians:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Romanians of Italy

I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:5-6

Pray that the lost among them will be delivered from the confusion of false beliefs and come to know the one true God who alone brings light and purpose to their lives.

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them
readMatthew 4:24

Pray that the truth about the Lord will spread throughout the land so that many will have an opportunity to receive the good news and put their faith in Him.

Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!
readPsalm 105:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and may feel weak in their current circumstances, they will seek the Lord's presence and persevere in the Lord's strength.

And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that God who is in heaven will place believers in the lives of people who need to encounter the gospel and that He will reveal to them the truth of what they hear.

Romanian Across Countries (ROP3 - 108398) reported in the following countries:

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15 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
RomaniansPG000899RomaniansRomania16,310,000No Longer UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG048833RomaniansItaly1,305,000No Longer UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG042354RomaniansSpain672,000Engaged yet UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG048048RomaniansUnited Kingdom383,000Engaged yet UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG043611RomaniansUnited States173,000No Longer UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG042371RomaniansBelgium125,000Unengaged and UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG043462RomaniansCanada106,000Engaged yet UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG000835RomaniansHungary96,500No Longer UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG049963RomaniansAustria84,500No Longer UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG048049RomaniansIreland32,500No Longer UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG000192RomaniansFrance13,000No Longer UnreachedFrenchEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG050033RomaniansCzech Republic13,000No Longer UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG024083RomaniansAzerbaijan2,000Unengaged and UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG016490RomaniansVenezuela1,500No Longer UnreachedRomanianRoman Catholicism
RomaniansPG024634RomaniansTurkmenistan90Unengaged and UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity

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