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Henrique Of Kongo

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Gender Male
Date of birth January 1,1495
Born Nsundi
Democratic Republic Of The Congo
DiedKingdom Of Kongo
1531
Kingdom Of Kongo
Education University of Coimbra
Parents Afonso I of Kongo
Church Roman Catholic Church
Grandparents Joao I of Kongo
Nzinga a Nlaza
Great grandparent Nkuwu a Ntinu of Kongo
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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Henrique Of Kongo Life story


Henrique was a prince of Kongo and a son of Afonso I. He became a Catholic priest shortly after the Christianization of the kingdom and dedicated his life to the catechism of the Kongolese, being appointed in 1518 titular bishop of Utica, in present-day Tunisia. He was the first central African bishop in history.

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