Sainte Marie de Kimwenza

Saint Mary of Kimwenza
French: Sainte Marie de Kimwenza
Sainte Marie de Kimwenza in 2012
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LocationKimwenza, Mont Ngafula, Kinshasa
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
DenominationCatholic
History
StatusParish Church
DedicationMary Magdalene
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Years built1954; 70 years ago (1954)

The Sainte Marie de Kimwenza (meaning "Saint Mary of Kimwenza") is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the Mont Ngafula commune of the Lukunga District in Kinshasa within the western region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).[1][2][3] Established in 1954,[4] the mission was initially founded by the Jesuits in 1893, and in 1894, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur established a girls' school.[5][6] The Faculty of Agronomic and Veterinary Science has obtained all necessary official authorizations for its operation, including the acquisition of land opposite the church after a long discernment process.[7]

  1. ^ "Kinshasa : le Cardinal Ambongo mobilise la Banque mondiale pour endiguer les érosions à Kimwenza" [Kinshasa: Cardinal Ambongo mobilizes the World Bank to stem erosion in Kimwenza]. Radio Okapi (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2021-03-25. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  2. ^ Onkiri, Ruphin Isay (January 18, 2021). Le sacerdoce : un métier vocationnel ?: Essai sur les recompositions du ministère presbytéral en RD Congo (in French). Paris, France: Éditions L'Harmattan. p. 34. ISBN 978-2-14-016871-0.
  3. ^ "First Vows Ceremony in RDC-TCHAD | Religious of the Sacred Heart". rscjinternational.org. September 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  4. ^ Haes, René de; Manwelo, Paulin (2004). Former l'homme (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Editions Loyola-Canisius. p. 24.
  5. ^ Anicet, N'Teba Mbengi (2010-07-29). La mission de la Compagnie de Jesus au Kwilu: Contribution à la transformation d'une région congolaise (1901-1954) (in French). Rome, Italy: Pontifical Gregorian University. pp. 153–159. ISBN 978-88-7839-171-0.
  6. ^ Truchet, Bernadette; Zorn, Jean-François (2020-12-17). 40 ans de recherches sur la mission chrétienne par le Crédic (in French). Paris, France: Éditions Karthala. p. 212. ISBN 978-2-8111-2764-0.
  7. ^ Haes, René de; Manwelo, Paulin (2004). Former l'homme (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Editions Loyola-Canisius. p. 108.