Kimpa Vita

Deceased Person

1684 – 1706

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Who was Kimpa Vita?

Beatriz Kimpa Vita, was a Congolese prophet and leader of her own Christian movement, Antonianism,this movement taught that Jesus and other early Christian figures were from the Kongo Empire. Her teaching grew out of the traditions of the Roman Catholic Church in Kongo, and caused her to upbraid the Catholic priests for not believing as she did.

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Born
1684
Died
Jul 2, 1706

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on July 23, 2013

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