Daniel Comboni (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
John Lenhart · 1913
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A biographical entry follows Daniel Comboni, missionary to Central Africa, born near Brescia in 1831 and dead at Khartoum in 1881. Schooled at Mazza's Institute in Verona, he learned languages and medicine, was ordained in 1854, and first reached Central Africa in 1857 before ill health sent him home in 1859. His 1864 Plan for the Regeneration of Africa launched years of fundraising across Europe.
In 1867 he founded at Verona his Institute for African missions, with a sister institute for women, and opened houses at Cairo to season missionaries for fever country. As pro-vicar apostolic from 1872 and vicar apostolic from 1877, he ruled a vicariate of nearly 100 million souls from just two missions, growing it steadily. He checked the slave trade through the khedive and Sudan's governor, and his institute still carries on his work.
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| CREATOR | John Lenhart |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |