Catholic Church in Kongo
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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 Ko
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The capital of the Manikongo, São Salvador
Painting of Emanuele Ne Vunda, Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome, 1615–1616.
Crucifix (Nkangi Kiditu), from the collection of the Brooklyn Museum
António I of Kongo
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António I Vita a Nkanga was a mwenekongo of the Kingdom of Kongo who ruled from 1661 to his defeat and death at the Battle of Mbwila on October 29, 1665. He was elected following the death of King Gar
António I Kongo
