People group profile · PG000504
The Sammarinese of San Marino
The Sammarinese of San Marino, numbering about 3,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are citizens of San Marino, the world's oldest surviving republic, founded by tradition in 301 AD by the Christian stonecutter Marinus atop Mount Titano and documented as independent since at least 885 AD.
They are an indigenous people in the Italian people cluster of the Eurasian Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Italian.
Fast facts
- Country
- San Marino
- Population
- 3,000
- Affinity group
- European Peoples
- People cluster
- Italian
- Primary language
- Italian (ita)
- 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 Sammarinese 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 Sammarinese
- 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
88% adherents
Primary language
Italian · Indo-European family
100% speak Italian
Gospel resources in Italian
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Sammarinese
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
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