Religion in Curaçao, the Glossary
Religion in Curaçao has played an important role in the islands history and culture.[1]
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36 relations: Administrative division, African diaspora religions, Afro-Caribbean people, Arawak, Aruba, Atlantic slave trade, Basilica of St. Anne, Willemstad, Bonaire, Catholic Church, Curaçao Synagogue, Dutch Reformed Church, Dutch West India Company, FamilySearch Center, Fort Amsterdam (Curaçao), Fort Church, Curaçao, Hispaniola, Indo-Caribbeans, Juan Martínez de Ampiés, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Lebanon, Netherlands Antilles, Omar bin Al-Khattab Mosque, Otrobanda, Polytheism, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, Willemstad, Religious syncretism, Roman Catholic Diocese of Willemstad, Saba (island), Sephardic Jews, Sephardic Jews in the Netherlands, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Spain, Suriname, Syria, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Administrative division
Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, #-level subdivisions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divided.
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African diaspora religions
African diaspora religions, also described as Afro-American religions, are a number of related beliefs that developed in the Americas in various nations of the Caribbean, Latin America and the Southern United States.
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Afro-Caribbean people
Afro-Caribbean people or African Caribbean are Caribbean people who trace their full or partial ancestry to Africa.
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Arawak
The Arawak are a group of Indigenous peoples of northern South America and of the Caribbean.
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Aruba
Aruba, officially the Country of Aruba (Land Aruba; Pais Aruba), is a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, situated in the south of the Caribbean Sea.
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Atlantic slave trade
The Atlantic slave trade or transatlantic slave trade involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved African people to the Americas.
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Basilica of St. Anne, Willemstad
The Basilica of St.
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Bonaire
Bonaire (Papiamento) is a Caribbean island in the Leeward Antilles, and is a special municipality (officially "public body") of the Netherlands.
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.
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Curaçao Synagogue
The Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue (בית הכנסת מקווה ישראל-עמנואל; The Hope of Israel-Emanuel Synagogue), in Willemstad, Curaçao, is the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas.
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Dutch Reformed Church
The Dutch Reformed Church (abbreviated NHK) was the largest Christian denomination in the Netherlands from the onset of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century until 1930.
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Dutch West India Company
The Dutch West India Company or WIC (Westindische Compagnie) was a chartered company of Dutch merchants as well as foreign investors, formally known as GWC (Geoctrooieerde Westindische Compagnie; Chartered West India Company).
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FamilySearch Center
FamilySearch Centers (FSC), formerly Family History Centers (FHC), are branches of the FamilySearch Library (FSL) in Salt Lake City, Utah, operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
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Fort Amsterdam (Curaçao)
Fort Amsterdam is a fort located in Willemstad, Curaçao.
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Fort Church, Curaçao
The Fort Church (Fortkerk) is a church of the United Protestant Community located in the court of Fort Amsterdam in Willemstad, Curaçao.
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Hispaniola
Hispaniola (also) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles.
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Indo-Caribbeans
Indo-Caribbeans or Indian-Caribbeans are people in the Caribbean who trace their ancestry to the Indian subcontinent.
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Juan Martínez de Ampiés
Juan Martínez de Ampiés (also spelled Ampués; Martínez sometimes given as Martín; died 1533), as an officer of the Spanish army, was the first governor of Venezuela Province (1527-1529).
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Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Kingdom of the Netherlands (Koninkrijk der Nederlanden), commonly known simply as the Netherlands, is a sovereign state consisting of a collection of constituent territories united under the monarch of the Netherlands, who functions as head of state.
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Lebanon
Lebanon (Lubnān), officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia.
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Netherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles (Nederlandse Antillen,; Antia Hulandes) was a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Omar bin Al-Khattab Mosque
The Omar bin Al-Khattab Mosque or Curaçao Islamic Center is a mosque in Willemstad, Curaçao.
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Otrobanda
Otrobanda is one of the historic quarters of Willemstad, located at the southwest side of the city, in Curaçao.
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Polytheism
Polytheism is the belief in or worship of more than one god.
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Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, Willemstad
The Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral also known as Pietermaai Cathedral or the Cathedral of the Holy Rosary (Kathedrale Reina di Santisimo Rosario; Heilige Rozenkrans kathedraal.) is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church, which serves as the cathedral of the Diocese of Willemstad (Latin: Dioecesis Gulielmopolitana) in Juliana Plein 5, Pietermaai, Willemstad a city on the island of Curacao and has under its jurisdiction all dependent islands of the Netherlands in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela.
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Religious syncretism
Religious syncretism is the blending of religious belief systems into a new system, or the incorporation of other beliefs into an existing religious tradition.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Willemstad
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Willemstad (Dioecesis Gulielmopolitana; Bisdom Willemstad; Diosesano (di Obispado) di Willemstad) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean.
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Saba (island)
Saba is a Caribbean island and the smallest special municipality (officially "public body") of the Netherlands.
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Sephardic Jews
Sephardic Jews (Djudíos Sefardíes), also known as Sephardi Jews or Sephardim, and rarely as Iberian Peninsular Jews, are a Jewish diaspora population associated with the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal).
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Sephardic Jews in the Netherlands
The community of Sephardic Jews in the Netherlands, particularly in Amsterdam, was of major importance in the seventeenth century.
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Sint Eustatius
Sint Eustatius, known locally as Statia, is an island in the Caribbean.
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Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean region of North America.
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Spain
Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.
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Suriname
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname (Republiek Suriname), is a country in northern South America, sometimes considered part of the Caribbean and the West Indies.
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Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is the largest Latter Day Saint denomination, tracing its roots to its founding by Joseph Smith during the Second Great Awakening.
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