Spain introduction

By Anonymous

 







Spain's religion. 

The majority of the Spanish population is Catholic. The presence of Catholicism in Spain is historically and culturally pervasive. However, in the past 40 years of secularism since Franco’s death, the role that religion plays in Spaniards’ daily life has diminished significantly. Law prevents the Spanish census from recording the religious affiliation of the population. However, in 2018, the Spanish Centre for Sociological Research estimated that 68.5% of the population identified as Catholic. A further proportion of the population identified as irreligious (16.8%) or atheist  (9.6%). Meanwhile, the remaining population identified with another religion (2.6%) or did not provide a response (2.6%).




















Coronavirus and Catholicism. 










While millions of people across Europe and beyond have been forced into lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, some artists have used their time in isolation to create work using religious imagery as a way to tell the story of the crisis. On the streets of Madrid, graffiti artist Ernesto Muñiz reimagined the imagery related to the Immaculate Heart of Mary as a means of interpreting the current situation.

Citations

https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-how-artists-in-the-spanish-speaking-world-turn-to-religious-imagery-to-help-cope-in-a-crisis-139143


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