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===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
Catholicism (Latin, Coscivian, and [[Caphiric Catholicism|Caphiric]]), Shi'a Islam (Rumeli, [[Shapirism|Shapiri]], Twelver), Sunni Islam (need to decide on sects) | <!-- Catholicism (Latin, Coscivian, and [[Caphiric Catholicism|Caphiric]]), Shi'a Islam (Rumeli, [[Shapirism|Shapiri]], Twelver), Sunni Islam (need to decide on sects) --> | ||
Catholicism is the primary religion in Sydona, followed by Islam in various forms, and is an important shared characteristic across the three main ethno-linguistic blocs. The Catholic Church was present in the islands from very early on, with the native Pelians being early converts to the faith. Islam became the institutionally dominant faith under the Caliphate, and remained so until conquest by the [[Elamite Order]], which strengthened the influence of the Church and marginalised Islam. Under Kiravian rule, the state adopted confessional neutrality, and minority religious communities enjoyed greater freedom. In its early phase, the Kirosocialist government heavily repressed the Church hierarchy and Muslim clerical bodies, though it would later shift toward a relatively more relaxed approach involving infiltration and coöption of religious leadership. Catholic religious expression in Sydona often takes the form of elaborate devotional practices and the local veneration of patron saints. Monasticism and the role of the Elamite Order in religious life were prominent before Kirosocialism and are slowly being reëstablished in the decades since. | |||
Smaller subsets of the Christian population adhere to [[Audonian Christianity|Audonian churches]], Coscivian Orthodoxy, and [[Kiravian Sectarians|minor Kiravian sects]]. Patrajan Christianity has a small presence in Sydona, mostly in Resava and Destransar, with some parishes on Teğer as well. Protestanism is represented mainly by Neo-Protestants and Pentecostals, and is concentrated heavily among the archipelago's itinerant communities. | |||
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