Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther
GPTKB entity
Properties (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Bishop
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Church_Missionary_Society
gptkb:Anglican_Communion |
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1809
|
| gptkbp:chessOpening |
Fourah Bay College
|
| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Samuel_Crowther_Jr.
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
Established the first Yoruba church
Promoted indigenous leadership in the church Established_schools_in_Nigeria Promoted_education_in_Nigeria |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Promoted_Yoruba_culture
|
| gptkbp:dateOfDeath |
1864
1891-12-31 |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1891
|
| gptkbp:education |
Freetown,_Sierra_Leone
|
| gptkbp:firstHeld |
First African bishop in the Anglican Church
|
| gptkbp:hasBirthDate |
1809-03-04
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
First African to be consecrated as a bishop
|
| gptkbp:honorificPrefix |
Bishop
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther
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| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:African_Christianity
gptkb:Christianity_in_Nigeria Cultural_preservation_in_Nigeria Christian_theology_in_Africa Youth_empowerment_in_Nigeria Cultural_exchange_between_Africa_and_Europe Social_reform_in_Nigeria Community_development_in_Nigeria Development_of_the_Anglican_Church_in_Nigeria Interfaith_dialogue_in_Nigeria Literacy_in_Nigeria Religious_tolerance_in_Nigeria |
| gptkbp:involved |
Anti-slavery movement
Promotion_of_health_care_in_Nigeria Promotion_of_women's_education_in_Nigeria Translation_of_hymns_into_Yoruba |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Yoruba
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Pioneer_of_Yoruba_literature
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:Yoruba
Nigerian |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Translation_of_the_Bible_into_Yoruba
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
Missionary
|
| gptkbp:ordained |
gptkb:Anglican_Church
|
| gptkbp:philanthropy |
West_Africa
|
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Osogun,_Nigeria
|
| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Lagos,_Nigeria
|
| gptkbp:role |
Religious leader
Advocate for social justice Cultural ambassador |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Sarah_Crowther
|
| gptkbp:title |
gptkb:Bishop_of_Lagos
|
| gptkbp:translatedInto |
Yoruba Bible
|
| gptkbp:work |
Yoruba Grammar
Yoruba_literature Yoruba_proverbs Yoruba_Dictionary Yoruba_liturgy |