Antonianism, the Glossary
Antonianism, or Antonine sect (Portuguese: Antonianismo), was a syncretic Bakongo Catholic movement formed in the Kingdom of Kongo between 1704 and 1708, as a development out of the Catholic Church in Kongo, yet without denying the authority of the Pope.[1]
Table of Contents
24 relations: Angola, Anthony of Padua, Baptism, Catholic Church, Catholic Church in Kongo, Demographics of Africa, Hail Mary, Heresy, Jesus, Kimpa Vita, Kingdom of Kongo, Kongo language, Kongo people, M'banza-Kongo, Mediumship, Nazareth, Nsundi, Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, Pedro IV of Kongo, Pope, Portuguese language, Salve Regina, Sub-Saharan Africa, Syncretism.
- Christian denominations established in the 18th century
- History of Christianity in Africa
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Kongo religion
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa.
Anthony of Padua
Anthony of Padua, OFM, (António/Antônio de Pádua; Antonio di/da Padova; Antonius Patavinus) or Anthony of Lisbon (António/Antônio de Lisboa; Antonio da/di Lisbona; Antonius Olisiponensis; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and member of the Order of Friars Minor.
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Baptism
Baptism (from immersion, dipping in water) is a Christian sacrament of initiation almost invariably with the use of water.
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.
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Catholic Church in Kongo
The Catholic Church arrived in the Kingdom of Kongo shortly after the first Portuguese explorers reached its shores in 1483. Antonianism and Catholic Church in Kongo are History of Christianity in Africa, kingdom of Kongo and Kongo religion.
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Demographics of Africa
The population of Africa has grown rapidly over the past century and consequently shows a large youth bulge, further reinforced by a low life expectancy of below 50 years in some African countries.
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Hail Mary
The Hail Mary (Ave Maria) or Angelical salutation is a traditional Catholic prayer addressing Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Heresy
Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs, particularly the accepted beliefs or religious law of a religious organization.
Jesus
Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.
Kimpa Vita
Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita, also known as Kimpa Mvita, Cimpa Vita or Tsimpa Vita (1684 – 2 July 1706), was a Kongolese prophet and leader of her own Christian movement, Antonianism; this movement taught that Jesus and other early Christian figures were from the Kongo Kingdom.
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Kingdom of Kongo
The Kingdom of Kongo (Kongo Dya Ntotila or Wene wa Kongo; Reino do Congo) was a kingdom in Central Africa.
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Kongo language
Kongo or Kikongo is one of the Bantu languages spoken by the Kongo people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Angola.
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Kongo people
The Kongo people (Bisi Kongo., EsiKongo, singular: Musi Kongo; also Bakongo, singular: Mukongo or M'kongo) are a Bantu ethnic group primarily defined as the speakers of Kikongo. Antonianism and Kongo people are kingdom of Kongo.
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M'banza-Kongo
M'banza-Kongo (or, known as São Salvador in Portuguese from 1570 to 1976; Mbânza Kôngo), is the capital of Angola's northwestern Zaire Province with a population of 148,000 in 2014. Antonianism and M'banza-Kongo are kingdom of Kongo.
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Mediumship
Mediumship is the pseudoscientific practice of purportedly mediating communication between familiar spirits or spirits of the dead and living human beings.
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Nazareth
Nazareth (النَّاصِرَة|an-Nāṣira; נָצְרַת|Nāṣəraṯ; Naṣrath) is the largest city in the Northern District of Israel.
Nsundi
Nsundi was a province of the old Kingdom of Kongo.
Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (postnominal abbr. OFMCap) is a religious order of Franciscan friars within the Catholic Church, one of three "First Orders" that reformed from the Franciscan Friars Minor Observant (OFMObs, now OFM), the other being the Conventuals (OFMConv).
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Pedro IV of Kongo
Pedro IV Nusamu a Mvemba.
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Pope
The pope (papa, from lit) is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church.
Portuguese language
Portuguese (português or, in full, língua portuguesa) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.
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Salve Regina
The "Salve Regina" (meaning "Hail Queen"), also known as the "Hail Holy Queen", is a Marian hymn and one of four Marian antiphons sung at different seasons within the Christian liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church.
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa, Subsahara, or Non-Mediterranean Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara.
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Syncretism
Syncretism is the practice of combining different beliefs and various schools of thought.
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See also
Christian denominations established in the 18th century
- Anti-Burgher
- Antonianism
- Armenian Catholic Church
- Coptic Catholic Church
- Episcopal Church (United States)
- Filippians
- Malabar Independent Syrian Church
- Moravian Church in North America
- Popoftchins
- Romanian Greek Catholic Church
- Skoptsy
History of Christianity in Africa
- Afrikaner Calvinism
- Andrew Walls
- Antonianism
- Berlin Missionary Society
- Brian Stanley (historian)
- Brotherhood of St Augustine of Hippo
- Catholic Church in Kongo
- Ethiopian movement
- History of Christianity in South Africa
- List of patriarchs of Alexandria
- Livingstone Inland Mission
- Lourenço da Silva de Mendouça
- T. Jack Thompson
- Zionist churches
Kingdom of Kongo
- Álvaro X of Kibangu
- André I of Kibangu
- Antonianism
- Bundu dia Kongo
- Catholic Church in Kongo
- Emanuele Ne Vunda
- Garcia III of Kibangu
- Girolamo da Montesarchio
- Jaga (Kongo)
- João II of Lemba
- Kakongo
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Kingdom of Matamba
- Kingdom of Ndongo
- Kongo cosmogram
- Kongo people
- Kongo textiles
- Leonor Nzinga Nlaza
- List of rulers of Kongo
- M'banza-Kongo
- Manikongo
- Manuel I of Kibangu
- Mfinda
- Mpemba Kasi
- Nganga
- Nkondi
- Order of Christ (Kongo)
- Pombeiros
- Royal Council of the Kingdom of Kongo
- Seven Kingdoms of Kongo dia Nlaza
- Tumba (Kongo)
- Yombe maternity figures
Kongo religion
- Antonianism
- Bunzi
- Catholic Church in Kongo
- Goofer dust
- Kalûnga Line
- Kongo cosmogram
- Kongo religion
- Mfinda
- Mojo (African-American culture)
- Nganga
- Nkisi
- Nkondi
- Nzambi a Mpungu
- Nzambici
- Ring shout
- Simbi
- Traditional African medicine
- Tumba (Kongo)
- Veneration of the dead
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonianism
Also known as Antonian Movement, Antonine sect.