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The Italians of France

The Italians of France, numbering approximately 1,235,000 people, are No Longer 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: France
People Cluster: Italian
Primary Language(s): Italian (ita)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 1,235,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG000164
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

73%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Italian
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Italian Speakers

Media Resources in Italian:

Films:
Title Link
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Italian:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
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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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Italians 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 Italians:
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 Italians of France

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
readRomans 3:23

Pray that those who live in fear, guilt and discontentment because of sin will see their need for change, hear, and receive the good news of freedom from sin through Christ.

Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
readGenesis 2:7

Pray that Christians will be able to share the hope of Christ with suffering people and that He will breathe new life into their souls.

For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins.
readHebrews 10:26

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will live with reverence for God and not deliberately keep sinning after they receive the knowledge of the truth.

And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
readMatthew 7:28-29

Pray that God will remind believers that they have His authority as they share His truth with the lost, and pray He will draw crowds of people to this message and plant it deeply in their hearts.

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

Strategic Progress Index

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21 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name ▲ Country Population Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Italians PG000981 Italians Slovenia 2,300 Engaged yet Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG050582 Italians Vatican City 475 No Longer Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG049312 Italians Venezuela 122,000 Engaged yet Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG049311 Italians Spain 229,000 Engaged yet Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG049310 Italians Argentina 2,185,000 Engaged yet Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG046925 Italians Brazil 50,000 Engaged yet Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG043415 Italians Canada 866,000 No Longer Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG043282 Italians United States 551,000 Engaged yet Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG042901 Italians Germany 710,000 Engaged yet Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG022233 Italians Monaco 4,300 Unengaged and Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG018341 Italians New Caledonia 8,800 Unengaged and Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG000025 Italians Austria 26,000 Unengaged and Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG000645 Italians United Kingdom 243,000 Engaged yet Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG000591 Italians Switzerland 336,000 Engaged yet Unreached Italian Unaffiliated
Italians PG000505 Italians San Marino 31,000 Unengaged and Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG000376 Italians Malta 11,000 Unengaged and Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG000370 Italians Luxembourg 23,500 Engaged yet Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG000365 Italians Liechtenstein 1,300 Unengaged and Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG000331 Italians Italy 53,220,000 Engaged yet Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG000164 Italians France 1,235,000 No Longer Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism
Italians PG000059 Italians Belgium 289,000 Engaged yet Unreached Italian Roman Catholicism

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