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The Italians of Austria

The Italians of Austria, numbering approximately 26,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Southern European people whose culture has been shaped by the legacy of the Roman world, centuries of regional development, Mediterranean interactions, Christianity, urban life, and strong family networks. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Italian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: Austria
People Cluster: Italian
Primary Language(s): Italian (ita)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 26,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000025
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

65%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Italian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Italian Speakers

Media Resources in Italian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Italian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Italian Riveduta 1927✓
Traduzione Interconfessionale in Lingua Corrente✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Italian bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Pioneer Unreached People Group, (LPI: 1), 0.1% or Greater but Less than 0.5% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Italians:
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Pray specifically for the Italians of Austria

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
readEphesians 5:8

Pray that those who are lost will turn from the darkness they are walking in and embrace the light, becoming children of light who bear fruit in every good work.

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.’ In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.
readJob 1:20-22

Pray that those who mourn will worship God in the midst of their suffering and loss, recognizing He is the source of all good things and that He is worthy of their praise and trust.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate daily on the Word of God so that, through it, they might have wisdom for the big and small decisions they face every day.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
readIsaiah 43:19

Praise the God who is able to make a way forward, even when it seems impossible. Ask Him to do a new thing among this people group specifically and among the nations, raising up believers to go and share the gospel with individuals and places where it has not flourished before.

Italian Across Countries (ROP3 - 104096) reported in the following countries:

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21 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
ItaliansPG000331ItaliansItaly53,220,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG049310ItaliansArgentina2,185,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000164ItaliansFrance1,235,000No Longer UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG043415ItaliansCanada866,000No Longer UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG042901ItaliansGermany709,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG043282ItaliansUnited States551,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000591ItaliansSwitzerland336,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianUnaffiliated
ItaliansPG000059ItaliansBelgium289,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000645ItaliansUnited Kingdom243,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG049311ItaliansSpain229,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG049312ItaliansVenezuela122,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG046925ItaliansBrazil50,000Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000505ItaliansSan Marino31,000Unengaged and UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000025ItaliansAustria26,000Unengaged and UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000370ItaliansLuxembourg23,500Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000376ItaliansMalta11,000Unengaged and UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG018341ItaliansNew Caledonia8,800Unengaged and UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG022233ItaliansMonaco4,300Unengaged and UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000981ItaliansSlovenia2,300Engaged yet UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG000365ItaliansLiechtenstein1,300Unengaged and UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism
ItaliansPG050582ItaliansVatican City475No Longer UnreachedItalianRoman Catholicism

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