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Judaism ( from , derived from Greek , originally from Hebrew , " Yehudah ", " Judah "; in Hebrew : , " Yahadut ", the distinctive characteristics of the Judean ethnos ) encompasses the religion , philosophy , culture and way of life of the Jewish people . Judaism is an ancient monotheistic religion , with the Torah as its foundational text ( part of the larger text known as the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible ), and supplemental oral tradition represented by later texts such as the Midrash and the Talmud . Judaism is considered by religious Jews to be the expression of the covenantal relationship that God established with the Children of Israel . With between ___MASK78___ . 5 and ___MASK24___ . ___MASK82___ million adherents worldwide , Judaism is the tenth - largest religion in the world . Abbot , meaning father , is an ecclesiastical title given to the male head of a monastery in various traditions , including Christianity . The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery . The female equivalent is abbess . France , officially the French Republic , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . Overseas France include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . France spans and had a total population of almost ___MASK81___ million people as of January 2017 . It is a unitary semi - presidential republic with the capital in Paris , the country ' s largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban centres include Marseille , Lyon , Lille , Nice , Toulouse and Bordeaux . Islam (' ;) is a religion articulated by the Quran , a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God ('), and , for the vast majority of adherents , the teachings and normative example ( called the " sunnah ", composed of accounts called " hadith ") of Muhammad ( ___MASK2___  8 June 632 CE ). It is the world ' s second - largest religion and the fastest - growing major religion in the world , with over 1 . 7 billion followers or 23 % of the global population , known as Muslims . Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion that upholds that God is one and incomparable and that the purpose of existence is to worship God . Muslims consider Muhammad to be the last prophet of God . The Province of Rieti is a province in the Lazio region of Italy . Its capital is the city of Rieti . Established in ___MASK91___ , it has an area of with a total population of 159 , ___MASK73___ people as of 2013 . There are ___MASK25___ " comuni " in the province . Vatican City , officially Vatican City State or the State of Vatican City , is a walled enclave within the city of Rome . With an area of approximately ___MASK95___ hectares ( ___MASK26___ acres ), and a population of 842 , it is the smallest State in the world by both area and population , but formally it is not sovereign , sovereignty being held by the Holy See , the only entity of public international law that has diplomatic relations with almost every country in the world . Switzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic in Europe . It consists of ___MASK58___ cantons , and the city of Bern is the seat of the federal authorities . The country is situated in Western - Central Europe , and is bordered by Italy to the south , France to the west , Germany to the north , and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east . Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps , the Swiss Plateau and the Jura , spanning an area of . While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory , the Swiss population of approximately eight million people is concentrated mostly on the plateau , where the largest cities are to be found : among them are the two global cities and economic centres Zürich and Geneva . Monasticism ( from Greek  , " monachos ", derived from  , " monos ", " alone ") or monkhood is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work . Monastic life plays an important role in many Christian churches , especially in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions . Similar forms of religious life also exist in other faiths , most notably in Buddhism , but also in Hinduism and Jainism , although the expressions differ considerably . By contrast , in other religions monasticism is criticized and not practiced , as in Islam and Zoroastrianism , or plays a marginal role , as in Judaism . Abruzzo is a region of Italy in Southern Italy , with an area of ___MASK59___ , 763 square km ( ___MASK82___ , 156 sq mi ) and a population of 1 . 3 million . Its western border lies east of Rome . The region is divided into the four provinces of L ' Aquila , Teramo , Pescara , and Chieti . Abruzzo borders the region of Marche to the north , Lazio to the west and south - west , Molise to the south - east , and the Adriatic Sea to the east . Geographically , Abruzzo is divided into a mountainous area to the west , which includes the Gran Sasso D ' italia , and a coastal area to the east with beaches on the Adriatic sea . Abruzzo is considered culturally , linguistically , and historically a region of Southern Italy , although geographically it may also be considered central . The Italian Statistical Authority ( ISTAT ) deems it to be part of Southern Italy , partially because of Abruzzo ' s historic association with the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies . San Marino , officially the Republic of San Marino , also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino , is an enclaved microstate surrounded by Italy , situated on the Italian Peninsula on the northeastern side of the Apennine Mountains . Its size is just over , with a population of ___MASK40___ , 562 . Its capital is the City of San Marino and its largest city is Dogana . San Marino has the smallest population of all the members of the Council of Europe . Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia ( Slovene : , abbr .: " RS "), is a nation state in southern Central Europe , located at the crossroads of main European cultural and trade routes . It is bordered by Italy to the west , Austria to the north , Hungary to the northeast , Croatia to the south and southeast , and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest . It covers and has a population of ___MASK8___ . 06 million . It is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations , European Union , and NATO . The capital and largest city is Ljubljana . Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe . Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea , Italy shares open land borders with France , Switzerland , Austria , Slovenia , San Marino and Vatican City . Italy covers an area of and has a largely temperate seasonal climate and Mediterranean climate ; due to its shape , it is often referred to in Italy as " lo Stivale " ( the Boot ). With ___MASK7___ million inhabitants , it is the fourth most populous EU member state . Saint Equitius ( Italian : Sant ' Equizio ) was an abbot of the 6th century . He was born between 480 and 490 in the region of Valeria Suburbicaria ( present - day L ' Aquila - Rieti - Tivoli ) . Gregory the Great refers to Equitius in his Dialogues ( I , ___MASK82___ in PL , LXXVII , coll . 165 - 77 ) , and states that Equitius was a follower of Saint Benedict of Nursia . Equitius worked to spread monasticism in Italy and the West but was never ordained as a priest . However , Gregory writes that Equitius '' reputation for sanctity was such that the saint was able to recruit many new monks in the region of Valeria , many of whom later acquired high office within the Church . The pope initiated an investigation into Equitius when complaints were made regarding the saint ' s standing . The pope sent a priest named Julian to investigate Equitius , but the pope ended the investigation after receiving a vision concerning Equitius . Equitius died at his monastery of San Lorenzo di Pizzoli . His monks were absorbed into the Benedictine Order . Lazio (; ) is one of the ___MASK45___ administrative regions of Italy , situated in the central peninsular section of the country . With almost 5 . ___MASK55___ million residents and a GDP of more than ___MASK62___ billion euros , Lazio is the second most populated region of Italy ( having approximately the same in population as Campania ), and has the second largest economy of the nation . Its capital is Rome , capital and largest city of Italy . Hinduism is a religion , or a way of life , found most notably in India and Nepal . Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world , and some practitioners and scholars refer to it as "", " the eternal law ," or the " eternal way ," beyond human origins . Scholars regard Hinduism as a fusion or synthesis of various Indian cultures and traditions , with diverse roots and no founder . This " Hindu synthesis " started to develop between ___MASK83___ BCE and 300 CE following the Vedic period ( 1500 BCE to ___MASK83___ BCE ). The Apennines or Apennine Mountains ( or "" a singular used in the plural ) are a mountain range consisting of parallel smaller chains extending along the length of peninsular Italy . In the northwest they join with the Ligurian Alps at Altare . In the southwest they end at Reggio di Calabria , the coastal city at the tip of the peninsula . Since the year ___MASK88___ the Environment Ministry of Italy , following the recommendations of the Apennines Park of Europe Project , has been defining the Apennines System to include the mountains of north Sicily , for a total distance of . The system forms an arc enclosing the east side of the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas . The euro ( sign : €; code : EUR ) is the official currency of the eurozone , which consists of ___MASK51___ of the member states of the European Union : Austria , Belgium , Cyprus , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , the Netherlands , Portugal , Slovakia , Slovenia , and Spain . The currency is also officially used by the institutions of the European Union and four other European countries , as well as unilaterally by two others , and is consequently used daily by some ___MASK28___ million Europeans . Outside of Europe , a number of overseas territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency . Buddhism ( or ) is a religion and dharma that encompasses a variety of traditions , beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to the Buddha . Buddhism originated in India sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE , from where it spread through much of Asia , whereafter it declined in India during the middle ages . Two major extant branches of Buddhism are generally recognized by scholars : Theravada ( Pali : " The School of the Elders ") and Mahayana ( Sanskrit : " The Great Vehicle "). Buddhism is the world ' s fourth - largest religion , with over ___MASK83___ million followers or 7 % of the global population , known as Buddhists . Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ , who serves as the focal point for the religion . It is the world ' s largest religion , with over ___MASK8___ . ___MASK82___ billion followers , or 33 % of the global population , known as Christians . Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the savior of humanity whose coming as the Messiah ( the Christ ) was prophesied in the Old Testament . Zoroastrianism , or more natively Mazdayasna , is one of the world ' s oldest extant religions , " combining a cosmogonic dualism and eschatological monotheism in a manner unique [...] among the major religions of the world ". Ascribed to the teachings of the Iranian prophet Zoroaster ( or Zarathustra ), it exalts a deity of wisdom , Ahura Mazda (" Wise Lord "), as its Supreme Being . Major features of Zoroastrianism , such as messianism , heaven and hell , and free will have allegedly influenced other religious systems , including Second Temple Judaism , Gnosticism , Christianity , and Islam . With possible roots dating back to the second millennium BCE , Zoroastrianism enters recorded history in the 5th - century BCE , and along with a Mithraic Median prototype and a Zurvanist Sassanid successor it served as the state religion of the pre - Islamic Iranian empires from around ___MASK77___ to 650 CE . Zoroastrianism was suppressed from the 7th century onwards following the Muslim conquest of Persia of 633 - 654 . Recent estimates place the current number of Zoroastrians at around 2 . ___MASK100___ million , with most living in India and in Iran . Besides the Zoroastrian diaspora , the older Mithraic faith Yazdânism is still practised amongst Kurds . Rieti is a city and " comune " in Lazio , central Italy , with a population of c . ___MASK17___ , 700 . It is the capital of province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti , as well as the modern capital of the Sabina region . L ' Aquila ( meaning " The Eagle ") is a city and " comune " in Central Italy , both the capital city of the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L ' Aquila . , it has a population of ___MASK21___ , 967 inhabitants . Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valley of the Aterno river , it is surrounded by the Apennine Mountains , with the Gran Sasso d ' Italia to the north - east . Gran Sasso d ' Italia ( literally "" Great Rock of Italy "") is a mountain located in the Abruzzo region of central Italy . The Gran Sasso forms the centrepiece of the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park which was established in ___MASK41___ and holds the highest mountains in continental Italy south of the Alps and is part of the Apennines , the mountain range that runs the entire length of the Italian Peninsula . Teramo and L ' Aquila are the nearest cities to the Gran Sasso , while Assergi , at the base of the mountain , is the nearest village ; Rome is by road .