"They are well integrated in the nation's cultural and intellectual life. In El Salvador, the percentage of males with at least a secondary education in 2010 was 47.5, compared to females at 40.5 percent. The legal and government institutions that currently exist in Paraguay were developed in part through the efforts of feminist organizations in the country that held significant awareness-raising campaigns during the 1990s to formalize the guarantees of women's rights. During the times when slavery was legal in the Americas, enslaved women were often used as sexual objects and ""had no recourse for sexual harm."" In Latin America,"
"the Lord of Miracles. Lord of Miracles The Lord of Miracles (in Spanish: Señor de los Milagros), also known as ""Christ of Miracles"", is an image painted of Jesus Christ that is venerated in Lima, Peru. The image was painted during the 17th century by an unnamed African taken from what is now Angola to Peru as a slave. Its feast is the main Catholic celebration in Peru and one of the largest processions in the world. Christ is shown enduring the pain of crucifixion. Above the cross is the Holy Spirit and God the Father. Below and to the"
"Lord of Miracles The Lord of Miracles (in Spanish: Señor de los Milagros), also known as ""Christ of Miracles"", is an image painted of Jesus Christ that is venerated in Lima, Peru. The image was painted during the 17th century by an unnamed African taken from what is now Angola to Peru as a slave. Its feast is the main Catholic celebration in Peru and one of the largest processions in the world. Christ is shown enduring the pain of crucifixion. Above the cross is the Holy Spirit and God the Father. Below and to the right of Jesus is"
"America, only smaller than the statue of ""Christ The Redeemer"" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and ""Cristo de la Concordia"" in Cochabamba, Bolivia. In the sanctuary of Christ of the Noas, there is a religious resort with replica of the Holy Land, panoramic restaurant, and soon plans to build a cable car, begun in 1973 and opened in 2000. This statue owes its name after the hill where it is placed, Cerro de las Noas, named after a desert cactus that grows in this region. At the Cristo de las Noas Sanctuary, there is a religious touristic complex with Holy"
"Naming of the Americas The naming of the Americas, or America occurred shortly after Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas in 1492. It is generally accepted that the name derives from Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer, who explored the new continents in the following years. However, some have suggested other explanations, including being named after a mountain range in Nicaragua, or after Richard Amerike of Bristol. In modern English, North and South America are generally considered separate continents, and taken together are called ""the Americas"" in the plural, parallel to similar situations such as the Carolinas. When conceived as a"
"The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) The Church of Jesus Christ is an international and independent Christian religious denomination headquartered in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, United States. The Church of Jesus Christ is a Christian Restorationist church and is historically part of the Latter Day Saint movement. The church considers itself the Gospel Restored, or the original church and good news as established by Jesus Christ in the New Testament, restored upon the earth. It also claims to be the spiritual successor to the Church of Christ, organized by Joseph Smith on April 6, 1830. The church sees Sidney Rigdon as Smith's"
"Centro America, serie Ciencias Humanas no. 15). Managua: Fundacion Uno, 2014. Cristos Negros of Central America and Mexico Cristo Negros or Black Christs of Central America and Mexico trace their origins to the veneration of an image of Christ on a cross located in the Guatemalan town of Esquipulas, near the Honduran and El Salvadoran border. This image was sculpted in 1595 in wood and over time it blackened and gained a reputation for being miraculous. Little is known of how veneration of the image was spread by clergy, although there are records of its introduction in various locations, especially"
"Christianity by country Christianity is the predominant religion in Europe, Russia, North America, South America, the Philippines, East Timor, Southern Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, and Oceania. There are also large Christian communities in other parts of the world, such as Indonesia, Central Asia, and the Middle East, where Christianity is the second-largest religion after Islam. The United States has the largest Christian population in the world, followed by Brazil and Mexico. Christianity in multiple forms is the state religion of the following 15 nations: Argentina (Catholic Church), Armenia (Armenian Apostolic Church), Tuvalu (Church of Tuvalu), Tonga (Free Wesleyan Church"
"Cristo Negro (Portobelo) Cristo Negro (Black Christ; also known as ""Nazareno""; nicknames, ""Naza"", ""el Negro"", ""el Negrito"", ""el Cristo"", and ""el Santo"") is a wooden statue of Jesus Christ in Iglesia de San Felipe, a Roman Catholic parish church located in Portobelo, Panama. The statue was found on the shores of the town's harbour. Life size, it is adorned with a robe that is changed twice a year, once during the Festival of the Black Christ and during Holy Week. Black Christ is venerated throughout the year, most particularly on October 21, during the Festival of the Black Christ. A"
"epidemic ceased. The sculpture back out in procession on Good Friday. Señor de las Tribulaciones The Señor de las Tribulaciones (in english: ""Lord of Tribulations"") is the name given to an image of Jesus Christ that is venerated in the Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). This is a sculpture of made paste corn and cloth glued an ""Ecce Homo"" in the 18th century. The image is considered miraculous, is credited with saving the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife during a cholera epidemic in 1893. The chronicles relate"
"regions of The Church of Jesus Christ Youth missionary programs The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) The Church of Jesus Christ is an international and independent Christian religious denomination headquartered in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, United States. The Church of Jesus Christ is a Christian Restorationist church and is historically part of the Latter Day Saint movement. The church considers itself the Gospel Restored, or the original church and good news as established by Jesus Christ in the New Testament, restored upon the earth. It also claims to be the spiritual successor to the Church of Christ, organized by Joseph Smith on"
"Basilica of Christ of José The Basilica of Christ of José () Also called sometimes Church of the Christ of the Travelers is a religious building of the Catholic Church in the way that communicates to the city of Barcelona, capital of the Anzoátegui State with the locality of Píritu, both in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, to the northwest of the country South American country of Venezuela. It was privately built in thanksgiving for ""favors received"", To seven kilometers of the highway of the time (Cryogenic of José). It has a metallic bronze dome above a structure without walls."
"Señor de las Tribulaciones The Señor de las Tribulaciones (in english: ""Lord of Tribulations"") is the name given to an image of Jesus Christ that is venerated in the Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). This is a sculpture of made paste corn and cloth glued an ""Ecce Homo"" in the 18th century. The image is considered miraculous, is credited with saving the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife during a cholera epidemic in 1893. The chronicles relate that the image was carried in procession through the streets of"
"Kingdom of Jesus Christ (church) The Kingdom of Jesus Christ, officially the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name, Inc. is a Philippine-based Restorationist church. It is founded by Apollo Quiboloy. Before the establishment of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) religious group, its founder Apollo Quiboloy was said to have gone on an exile to Tamayong for five years and later at Sitio Kitbog at the foot of Mount Matutum in South Cotabato. Quiboloy says that it was revelations from God through his dreams which led him to the foundation of the KJC. Quiboloy is a former"
"where ""east"" refers to the Philippines where the Church of Christ would be founded. INC teaches that its members constitute the ""elect of God"" and there is no salvation outside the Iglesia Ni Cristo. Faith alone is insufficient for salvation. The Iglesia ni Cristo says that the official name of the true church is ""Church of Christ or Iglesia Ni Cristo (in Tagalog)"". The two passages often cited by INC to support this are Romans 16:16 ""Greet one another with a holy kiss. The churches of Christ greet you"", and the George Lamsa translation of : ""Take heed therefore ..."
"arms of the medieval Crown of Castile. Hispanic America Hispanic America (Spanish: ""Hispanoamérica"", or ""América hispana""), also known as Spanish America (Spanish: ""América española""), is the region comprising the Spanish-speaking nations in the Americas. These countries have significant commonalities with each other and with Spain, its former . In all of these countries, Spanish is the main language, sometimes sharing official status with one or more indigenous languages (such as Guaraní, Quechua, Aymara, or Mayan), or English (in Puerto Rico). Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion. Hispanic America is sometimes grouped together with Brazil under the term ""Ibero-America"", meaning those"
"Cristos Negros of Central America and Mexico Cristo Negros or Black Christs of Central America and Mexico trace their origins to the veneration of an image of Christ on a cross located in the Guatemalan town of Esquipulas, near the Honduran and El Salvadoran border. This image was sculpted in 1595 in wood and over time it blackened and gained a reputation for being miraculous. Little is known of how veneration of the image was spread by clergy, although there are records of its introduction in various locations, especially in Central America, southern Mexico, central Mexico (especially in areas near"
"such as China, India and Central Asia, where Christianity is the second-largest religion after Islam. The United States is home to the world's largest Christian population, followed by Brazil and Mexico. Many Christians not only live under, but also have an official status in, a state religion of the following nations: Armenia (Armenian Apostolic Church), Costa Rica (Roman Catholic Church), Denmark (Church of Denmark), El Salvador (Roman Catholic Church), England (Church of England), Georgia (Georgian Orthodox church), Greece (Church of Greece), Iceland (Church of Iceland), Liechtenstein (Roman Catholic Church), Malta (Roman Catholic Church), Monaco (Roman Catholic Church), Romania (Romanian Orthodox"
"measures , without its pedestal. Cristo del Pacífico Cristo del Pacífico, ""the Christ of the Pacific"", is a 37 metre high statue of Jesus erected in Lima, Peru, in 2011. Its erection was a gift from a consortium of Brazilian companies to the city of Lima, under former President Alan García, and described as a parting gift to the nation on occasion of his leaving office after the 2011 presidential election. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. At including its pedestal, and without, the statue is smaller than the Christ the Redeemer statue"
"America, South America and Australia, the other three continents where Christianity is the dominant professed religion, religious observance is much higher than in Europe. South America, historically Catholic, has experienced a large Evangelical and Pentecostal infusion in the 20th century with the influx of Christian missionaries from abroad. For example: Brazil, South America's largest country, is the largest Catholic country in the world and is the largest Evangelical country in the world (based on population). Some of the largest Christian congregations in the world are found in Brazil. In the U.S. and elsewhere in the world, there has been a"
"Cristo de La Laguna The Cristo de La Laguna (""Christ of La Laguna"" in English) is a Catholic figure of great historical, artistic and cultural image that represents the crucified Jesus of Nazareth. Situated in the Real Santuario del Santísimo Cristo de La Laguna (""Royal Sanctuary of the Christ""), in city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain). It is the image that represents Jesus most revered and important of the Canary Islands, the image procession at Easter and September 14 to the Cathedral of La Laguna where he remained until a few days after returning to"
"give your Church the grace to imitate devoutly the Blessed Virgin Mary in contemplating the Passion of Christ, grant, we pray, through her intercession, that we may cling more firmly each day to your Only Begotten Son and come at last to the fullness of his grace. </poem> In many Latin American countries, such as Mexico, Brazil, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Peru, as well as in Spain and the Philippines, this Friday feast of Our Lady of Sorrows is called ""Viernes de Dolores"" (Friday of Sorrows). It is sometimes also referred to as ""Council Friday"", because of the choice of John"
"Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Colorado, Washington, Nevada, Iowa, Texas, and Massachusetts, and the U.S. territory Puerto Rico, do. They generally use an ""invocatio"" of ""God the Almighty"" or the ""Supreme Ruler of the Universe"". When the newly independent nations of Eastern Europe and Asia adopted new democratic constitutions in the 1990s following the fall of the Soviet Union, they took a variety of approaches to the issue of mentioning God: Most recently, the inclusion of a ""nominatio dei"" was hotly debated in the preparation of the preamble to the proposed European Constitution. The governments of the member"
"Hispanic America Hispanic America (Spanish: ""Hispanoamérica"", or ""América hispana""), also known as Spanish America (Spanish: ""América española""), is the region comprising the Spanish-speaking nations in the Americas. These countries have significant commonalities with each other and with Spain, its former . In all of these countries, Spanish is the main language, sometimes sharing official status with one or more indigenous languages (such as Guaraní, Quechua, Aymara, or Mayan), or English (in Puerto Rico). Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion. Hispanic America is sometimes grouped together with Brazil under the term ""Ibero-America"", meaning those countries in the Americas with cultural roots"
"change made in 2007), delegates from around the world meet together with these leaders to vote on church business in World Conference. Community of Christ membership enrolled in known locations totaled about 250,000 in 2015. As of 2015, this was distributed as 30,000 in Africa, 9,000 in Asia, 8,000 in Canada, 13,250 in the Caribbean, 2,500 in Europe, 12,250 in the Pacific and Australia, 4,500 in Central and South America, and 117,000 in the United States. The church is officially established in the following countries and territories: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, the Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Ivory Coast,"
"alongside English. Christianity is the largest religion in the United States, Canada and Mexico. According to a 2012 Pew Research Center survey, 77% of the population considered themselves Christians. Christianity also is the predominant religion in the 23 dependent territories in North America. The United States has the largest Christian population in the world, with nearly 247 million Christians (70%), although other countries have higher percentages of Christians among their populations. Mexico has the world's second largest number of Catholics, surpassed only by Brazil. A 2015 study estimates about 493,000 Christian believers from a Muslim background in North America, most"
"those of Christopher Columbus. Alfred E. Hudd proposed a theory in 1908 that the continents are named after a Welsh merchant named Richard Amerike from Bristol, who is believed to have financed John Cabot's voyage of discovery from England to Newfoundland in 1497. A minutely explored belief that has been advanced is that America was named for a Spanish sailor bearing the ancient Visigothic name of 'Amairick'. Another is that the name is rooted in a Native American language. The United Nations formally recognizes ""North America"" as comprising three areas: Northern America, Central America, and The Caribbean. This has been"
"Holiness Christ says: Travel ye to the East and to the West of the world and summon the people to the Kingdom of God. Hence the mercy of God must encompass all humanity. Therefore do ye not think it permissible to leave that region deprived of the breezes of the Morn of Guidance. Consequently, strive as far as ye are able to send to those parts fluent speakers, who are detached from aught else save God, attracted with the fragrances of God, and sanctified and purified from all desires and temptations. ...Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and the"
"Joseph. According to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Spanish form, ""San Jose"", is the most common place name in the world. Probably the most-recognized San Joses are San José, Costa Rica, and San Jose, California, United States, given their name by Spanish colonists. Joseph is the patron saint of the New World; and of the regions Carinthia, Styria, Tyrol, Sicily; and of several main cities and dioceses. Many churches, monasteries and other institutions are dedicated to Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph's Oratory is the largest church in Canada, with the largest dome of its kind in the world after that of"
"April 4, 1919, and published in Star of the West magazine on December 12, 1919. His Holiness Christ says: Travel ye to the East and to the West of the world and summon the people to the Kingdom of God. ... the republic of Mexico...to be familiar with the Spanish language...Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and the seventh country Belize...Attach great importance to the indigenous population of America...Likewise the islands of ... Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, ... Bahama Islands, even the small Watling Island...Haiti and Santo Domingo...the islands of Bermuda... the republics of the continent of South"
"Cristo del Pacífico Cristo del Pacífico, ""the Christ of the Pacific"", is a 37 metre high statue of Jesus erected in Lima, Peru, in 2011. Its erection was a gift from a consortium of Brazilian companies to the city of Lima, under former President Alan García, and described as a parting gift to the nation on occasion of his leaving office after the 2011 presidential election. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. At including its pedestal, and without, the statue is smaller than the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, which"
"the importance to Catholicism. However, ""the color of the image would become its defining characteristic by the 1980s, when it became a site where the war-ravaged nation could seek peace and justice."" Black Christ of Esquipulas The Black Christ of Esquipulas is a wooden image of Christ now housed in the Cathedral Basilica of Esquipulas in Esquipulas, Guatemala, from the city of Guatemala. It is one of the Cristos Negros of Central America and Mexico. The image is known as ""black"" because over more than 400 years of veneration its wood has acquired a darker hue, although such a name"
"Black Christ of Esquipulas The Black Christ of Esquipulas is a wooden image of Christ now housed in the Cathedral Basilica of Esquipulas in Esquipulas, Guatemala, from the city of Guatemala. It is one of the Cristos Negros of Central America and Mexico. The image is known as ""black"" because over more than 400 years of veneration its wood has acquired a darker hue, although such a name is relatively recent - in the 17th century it was also known as the ""Miraculous Lord of Esquipulas"" or the ""Miraculous Crucifix venerated in the town called Esquipulas"". Esquipulas holds its patronal"