People group profile · PG000358
The Spaniards of Italy
The Spaniards of Italy, numbering about 27,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Southern European people whose culture has been shaped by the interaction of Iberian, Roman, Visigothic, Islamic, Jewish, and Christian traditions, as well as centuries of regional development within the Iberian Peninsula.
They are a diaspora people in the Spanish people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Spanish.
Fast facts
- Country
- Italy
- Population
- 27,500
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Spanish
- Primary language
- Spanish (spa)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Spaniards are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, 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.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Spaniards
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
76% adherents
Primary language
Spanish · Indo-European family
100% speak Spanish
Gospel resources in Spanish
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Spanish, Castilian)
- Magdalena (Spanish, Latin American)
- The Savior (Spanish, Latin American)
Bibles
- 1569 Sagradas Escrituras · text
- 1602 Reina-Valera Antigua · text
- Biblia de América · video, audio, text
- Dios Habla Hoy · audio
- La Biblia · text
- La Palabra de Dios para Todos · audio
- La Santa Biblia, Nueva Versión Internacional® · video
- Lenguaje Actual · audio
- Reina Valera 1995 · audio
- Reina Valera Contemporánea · video
- Reina Valera, Revisada y Corregida (1865) · text
- The Word of God for All - 2000 World Bible Translation Center · audio, text
- The Word of God for All 2014 · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Spaniards
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
Spaniard in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109534) is reported in 18 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spaniards | Spain | 31,920,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Spaniards | France | 248,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Spaniards | Germany | 184,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Spaniards | United Kingdom | 159,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Spaniards | United States | 85,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Spaniards | Switzerland | 85,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Spaniards | Belgium | 50,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Spaniards | Andorra | 24,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Spaniards | Netherlands | 19,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Spaniards | Australia | 19,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Spaniards | Angola | 18,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Spaniards | Portugal | 16,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Spaniards | Ireland | 15,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Spaniards | Canada | 12,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Spaniards | Austria | 7,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Spaniards | Denmark | 5,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Spaniards | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Spaniards | New Caledonia | 2,900 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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