Simon Kimbangu

Simon Kimbangu
Simon Kimbangu
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Born
Simon Kimbangu

September 12, 1887
Nkamba
DiedOctober 12, 1951 (Aged 64)
Elisabethville
ReligionKimbanguism, (Christianity)
SpouseMarie Muilu Kiawanga Nzitani
ChildrenCharles Kisolokele Lukelo, Salomon Dialungana Kiangani, Joseph Diangienda Kuntima.
Known forFounding Kimbanguism
Members of the Kimbangu Church of Portugal celebrating New Year on May 25, 2013 outside Lisbon, Portugal.

Simon Kimbangu (September 12, 1887[1][2] – October 12, 1951) was a Congolese religious leader who founded the Christian new religious movement Kimbanguism. Kimbanguists consider him to be an incarnation of the Holy Spirit.

  1. ^ "Kimbango History". Kimbangodiscoveries.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  2. ^ David van Reybrouck (25 March 2014). Congo: The Epic History of a People. HarperCollins, 2014. p. 142ff. ISBN 978-0-06-220011-2.