She created her own religious movement called Antonianism which used Christian symbols but revitalized traditional Kongo cultural roots. She stressed 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. Furthermore, she fought all forms of slavery, and tried to reconcile Christianity with African religions and beliefs, teaching people that black saints mingled with white saints in paradise (heaven). This was revolutionary, since Catholic priests in the area taught that only white saints could be found in heaven. While still in her teens, she also started a non-violent anti Colonial movement to unite the broken Kingdom of Kongo and return it to its former glory. She also led thousands of her people to rebuild and repopulate Mbanza Kongo, the capital of the once unified Kingdom of Kongo. (Thornton, J. K.
She created her own religious movement called Antonianism which used Christian symbols but revitalized traditional Kongo cultural roots. She stressed 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. Furthermore, she fought all forms of slavery, and tried to reconcile Christianity with African religions and beliefs, teaching people that black saints mingled with white saints in paradise (heaven). This was revolutionary, since Catholic priests in the area taught that only white saints could be found in heaven. While still in her teens, she also started a non-violent anti Colonial movement to unite the broken Kingdom of Kongo and return it to its former glory. She also led thousands of her people to rebuild and repopulate Mbanza Kongo, the capital of the once unified Kingdom of Kongo. (Thornton, J. K.