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Protestantism
Main article: Protestantism in Spain

Protestantism in Spain has also been boosted by immigration, but remains a small testimonial force among native Spaniards (1%). Spain has been seen as a graveyard for foreign missionaries (meaning lack of success) among Evangelical Protestants.[1] Protestant churches claim to have about 1,200,000 members.[2][3]

Eastern Orthodoxy
Main article: Eastern Orthodoxy in Spain

Spain is not a traditionally Orthodox country, as after the Great Schism of 1054 the Spanish Christians (at that time controlling the northern half of the Iberian Peninsula) remained in the Roman Catholic sphere of influence.

The number of Orthodox adherents in the country began to increase in the early 1990s, when Spain experienced an influx of migrant workers from Eastern Europe. The dominant nationality among Spanish Orthodox adherents is Romanian (as many as 1 million people), with Bulgarians, Russians, Ukrainians, Moldovans, and others bringing the total to about 1.5 million.

See also

References
  1. MacHarg, Kenneth D. "Spain's Awakening:Is revival around the corner for Spain?". Latin American Mission. Archived from the original on 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  2. "Información general - Datos estadísticos" [General information - Statistical data] (in Spanish). Federation of Evangelical Religious Entities of Spain. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011.
  3. "Protestants call for 'equal treatment'". El Pais. December 10, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2016.


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