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The Roman Catholic Church in Azerbaijan is part of the worldwide 2007 ORIGINS Christians have been present in Azerbaijan since the 1st century A.D.1 Starting from 2006 . Retrieved 29 April 2007 With the establishement of the Russian rule, these lands became a popular destination for members of various Christian denominations. Catholics were represented by ethnic Poles who started immigrating to Baku and Shemakhi in the mid-1800s, Ukrainians , Georgian Catholics , Armenian Catholics , as well as Western Europe ans (mostly French ) who stayed in Baku on a temporary or permanent basis. 20TH CENTURY built by Polish architect Józef Płoszko was destroyed by Stalin ist Communists in 1931 ]] In the early 20th century there was a community in Baku made up of Polish, German, and Russian immigrants who built the Church Of The Immaculate Conception Of The Blessed Virgin Mary in 1915 .2 In 1917 , the community numbered 2,500 people. In the early 1930s, Joseph Stalin had the small community's only priest killed.3 In 1931 , the communist authorities demolished the church.4 In 1997 , a Slovak priest came to Baku to restart the community.5 21ST CENTURY In October 2000, the mission Sui Iuris of Baku was established covering the whole of the country, with Jozef Pravda as its first superior. On May 23 , 2002 , Pope John Paul II visited the country, despite his increasingly fragile health.6 He was initially invited by Azerbaijan's president, Heydar Aliyev .7 Thanks to his visit, President Aliev gave the Catholic church a plot of land to build a church.8 The building was funded by proceeds from Pope John Paul II's book sales and foreign donations.9 When Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, the apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaijan, visited the country he encountered many elderly believers who had waited almost 70 years to receive the sacrament of Confirmation .10 St Mary's Catholic Church of Baku was rebuilt in March 2007. As Azerbaijan is a Secular Country the law states that foreigners who promote religious propaganda face enormous fines or deportation.11 EXTERNAL LINKS REFERENCES |
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