The Kongolese Saint Anthony: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian Movement, 1684-1706

by John K. Thornton

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Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita was a young Kongolese woman who in 1704 claimed to be possessed by St. Anthony, argued that Jesus was a Kongolese, criticized Italian Capuchin missionaries for not supporting black saints, and attempted to stop the devastating cycle of civil wars between contenders for the Kongolese throne. She was burned at the stake in 1706. Background information is supplied on Kongo, the development of Catholicism there, and the role of...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521596491

ISBN13:9780521596497

Release Date:May 1998

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:238 Pages

Weight:0.78 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Africa Christian Books & Bibles Christianity Church History Churches & Church Leadership Democratic Republic of Congo History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Religion Religion & Spirituality

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