Henrique of Kongo
Bishop
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... Wikipedia
Born: 1495, Nsundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Died: 1531 (age 36 years), Kingdom of Kongo
Parents: Afonso I of Kongo
Grandparents: João I of Kongo and Nzinga a Nlaza
Church: Roman Catholic Church
Diocese: Utica
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