Sotto il segno della croce. Viaggi ed evangelizzazione dei cappuccini italiani in Congo e Angola (1640-1698)

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Sotto il segno della croce. Viaggi ed evangelizzazione dei cappuccini italiani in Congo e Angola (1640-1698)

Under the Sign of the Cross. Voyages and Evangelization of the Italian Capuchins in Kongo and Angola (1640-1698)

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Giulio Vidon

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Vita e Pensiero

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09-2021

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10.26350/001783_000101

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0035-6557 (stampa) | 1827-790X (digitale)

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The mission to Kongo and Angola that Propaganda Fide entrusted to Italian Capuchins began in the 1640s. The reports drawn up by the missionaries in the following fifty years are useful to define the true meaning of mission. Even before setting out on a long and dangerous sea voyage, the missionaries had to deal with a constantly changing political situation in Europe that strongly affected the preparations for the ongoing mission. In the area of vangelization the Capuchins had to struggle with an unhealthy climate, illnesses, and the wide and desert surroundings. Besides, spreading Catholic teachings was extremely complex, as they were generally perceived in an unorthodox way because of the persistence of traditional rituals and behaviors among natives.