Catholic Church in Kongo
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catholic-church-in-kongo-187-14090998
title:
Catholic Church in Kongo
text:
The Catholic Church arrived in the Kingdom of Kongo shortly after the first Portuguese explorers reached its shores in 1483. The Portuguese left several of their own number and kidnapped a group of Kongo including at least one nobleman, Kala ka Mfusu, taking them to Portugal where they stayed a year, learned Portuguese and were converted to Christianity. The group was returned to Kongo in 1485 and Kala ka Mfusu led a royal mission from Kongo's manikongo, Nzinga a Nkuwu to Portugal. Following the
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Kongo
date created:
2006-08-06T17:44:28Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T15:13:40Z
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13
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