main religion is Roman Catholicism of Portugal. Catholic confession is here for many centuries. The official religion, it was still in the 12th century. The spread of Christianity was started at a time when the Portuguese conquered the land by the Romans. So the spiritual life of local people religion has a big impact. According to some estimates about 94% of the Portuguese professed the Catholic religion.
Number of Protestants in Portugal slight, and even fewer of the population belongs to other religions. And about 4% of the population is atheist. In spite of that Catholic religious holidays are celebrated equally by all residents of the country, regardless of religion.
Still active disputes between the Portuguese say that they are very jealous of the various issues that relate to religion. Ongoing surveys show that prejudice against the Portuguese Catholics to atheists.Most
part of Portugal is the north. Once it is here began the expulsion of Muslims disliked the Catholic Church.In the city of Braga
built the first Catholic cathedral. That is why this city is a center of Portuguese Catholicism. Across the country there are many Catholic cathedrals and churches small, chapels and monasteries. And each of these religious buildings distinguished by its unsurpassed beauty. And unlike the Orthodox, Catholic monasteries and churches are not full of gold. This could come at any moment, to lay, to repent of their sins and ask forgiveness.The calendar
Portugal lot of religious holidays, and the Portuguese are trying to keep all posts and holidays. People here are religious and devout. To date, the world's very few countries in which almost all people would be assigned to one religion. This is due to the fact that Portugal is underdeveloped emigration. Indigenous population of more than 90%. The Portuguese sacred honor its traditions, and does not accept other religions.
Property in Portugal of Christianity as presented in the form of cathedrals and churches. One of the most famous churches - it's Lisbon parish of the Orthodox Church, Patriarch of Moscow. There is still a church Xenia Petersburg's. In all Russian Orthodox churches in the weekend pass service, and to confess and take communion at any day.