Kimpa Vita Research Paper

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Kimpa Vita Dona Beatriz also known as Beatriz of the Kongo (1684–1706), was a prophet and a priestess of the Kingdom of Kongo in a territory near Mt. Kibangu which is in modern day Angola. The Kingdom of Kongo had been founded sometime in the 13th or 14th century and was located south to the Congo river on the western coast of Africa. In the mid-17th century the estimated size of the kingdom was roughly twice the size of Ireland, and had a population of about half a million people. During this period, the Kingdom was occupied by the Portuguese, there was war between the kingdom and the Portuguese. Vita Kanga the king of the Kingdom was killed resulting in the kingdom of Kongo being split up in two kingdoms, the kingdom of Ndompetelo and the Kingdom of Ndozuao. The relationship between Portugal and Kongo deteriorated in the 17th century, mostly due to …show more content…
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.

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