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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

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
readMatthew 9:36

Pray that those who have no hope and are in need of a Savior will be comforted by the Good Shepherd, who seeks to gather the lost and weary into His care.

...I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
readPsalm 13:5

Ask God to bring many to trust in His unfailing love and cause their hearts to rejoice in His salvation.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
readJohn 14:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have hope in trials because they know that Jesus will one day take them to be with Him forever.

To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
read1 Corinthians 9:22

Ask God to raise up believers from around the world to go and share the hope of Jesus with the lost so that they might trust in Him and have the hope of eternal life.

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

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15 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
RomaniansPG050033RomaniansCzech Republic13,000No Longer UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG049963RomaniansAustria84,500No Longer UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG048833RomaniansItaly1,305,000No Longer UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG048049RomaniansIreland32,500No Longer UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG048048RomaniansUnited Kingdom383,000Engaged yet UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG043611RomaniansUnited States173,000No Longer UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG043462RomaniansCanada106,000Engaged yet UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG042371RomaniansBelgium125,000Unengaged and UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG042354RomaniansSpain672,000Engaged yet UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG024634RomaniansTurkmenistan90Unengaged and UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG024083RomaniansAzerbaijan2,000Unengaged and UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG016490RomaniansVenezuela1,500No Longer UnreachedRomanianRoman Catholicism
RomaniansPG000899RomaniansRomania16,300,000No Longer UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG000835RomaniansHungary96,500No Longer UnreachedRomanianEastern Orthodox Christianity
RomaniansPG000192RomaniansFrance13,000No Longer UnreachedFrenchEastern Orthodox Christianity

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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