Religion

Beliefs are strong in religion. Despite the fact that Article 23 of the Constitution guarantees freedom of worship, Roman Catholicism is the official religion of the country. However, a whopping 95% of people identify as Roman Catholics.

People who practice religion. Roman Catholics make up the majority of the population of Monaco, and the church plays a significant part in the culture there, especially on feast days and other festivals. Church attendance has decreased from a century ago, and it is challenging to determine the precise number of active Catholics.

Rituals and sacred locations: In Monaco, there are a number of customary celebrations and ceremonies. An annual ceremony honoring Saint Devote, the patron saint of Monaco, is performed on January 27. The day Saint Dévoe is thought to have arrived in Monaco is commemorated by a torchlight procession, a religious ritual, and a blessing. During Holy Week, the week before Easter, and on the feast days of Saint Roman, August 9, Saint John, June 23, and Saint Blaise, additional religious rites and ceremonies are held. Death and the Afterlife. The ideas of the Monegasques about death and the hereafter are consistent with Roman Catholic doctrine.