Henrique Of Kongo
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Gender | Male |
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Date of birth | January 1,1495 |
Born | Nsundi |
Democratic Republic Of The Congo | |
Died | Kingdom 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 |
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ID | 4234557 |
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.