The Kongolese Saint Anthony
Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian movement, 1684-1706
by John K. Thornton
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This book describes the Christian religious movement led by Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita in the Kingdom of Kongo, from her birth in 1684 until her death, by burning at the stake, in 1706, only two years after the movement had started. Beatriz, a young woman, claimed to be possessed by Saint Anthony, argued that Jesus was a Kongolese, and criticized Italian Capuchin missionaries in her country for not supporting black saints.
Thornton supplies background information on the Kingdom of Kongo, the development of Catholicism in Kongo since 1491, the nature and role of local warfare in the Atlantic slave trade, and contemporary everyday life, as well as sketching the lives of some local personalities.
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Catholic Church, Christian biography, Christianity and politics, Church history, Cult, History, Politics and government, Anthony, of padua, saint, 1195-1231, Kongo (african people), Catholic church, africa, Catholic church, history, modern period, 1500-, Catholic church, history, Africa, religionPlaces
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Kongolese Saint Anthony: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian Movement, 1684-1706
2012, Cambridge University Press
in English
0511572794 9780511572791
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The Kongolese Saint Anthony: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian movement, 1684-1706
1998, Cambridge University Press
in English
0521593700 9780521593700
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Kongolese Saint Anthony: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita and the Antonian Movement, 1684-1706
1998, Cambridge University Press
in English
1139933787 9781139933780
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