Kimpa Vita
Religious leader
Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita, Kimpa Mvita, Tsimpa Vita or Tchimpa Vita, was a Kongo Empire prophet and leader of her own Christian movement, Antonianism; this movement taught that Jesus and other early Christian figures were from the Kongo Empire. Wikipedia
Born: 1684, Kingdom of Kongo
Died: July 2, 1706 (age 22 years), Angola
Known for: Founder of Antonianism
Full name: Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita
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Kimpa Vita of the Kingdom of Kongo: Embodiment of Resistance
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Oct 4, 2021 · For the Bakongo, Kimpa was God's servant sent as a response to their prayers for deliverance and freedom from their colonizers. Kimpa ...
Feb 6, 2019 · Enter Kimpa Vita. In 1684, Dona Beatriz (Kimpa Vita), a noble, was born in Kongo. She never had a formal education, but memorized important ...
Kimpa Vita (circa 1685-July 2, 1706), whose baptized name was Dona Beatriz, founded a religious sect known as the Antonians. The goal of this movement was ...
Jan 31, 2021 · Indeed, without having wielded any official power, Kimpa Vita is considered as a historic forerunner of African messianism and millenarianism.