Jesuit Missions in Ethiopia

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:missionary
gptkbp:endDate 1632
gptkbp:goal convert Ethiopian Orthodox Christians to Catholicism
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed to religious conflict in Ethiopia
first sustained Catholic mission in Ethiopia
influenced Ethiopian-European relations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jesuit Missions in Ethiopia
gptkbp:languageOfName gptkb:Latin
gptkb:Amharic
Portuguese
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Society_of_Jesus
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkbp:notableEvent proclamation of Catholicism as state religion (1622)
abdication of Susenyos I
accession of Fasilides
banishment of Jesuits (1632)
conversion of Emperor Susenyos I
religious civil unrest
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Manuel_de_Almeida
gptkb:Pedro_Páez
Afonso Mendes
Andrés de Oviedo
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church
gptkb:Catholic_Church_in_Ethiopia
Ethiopian–Portuguese relations
gptkbp:result expulsion of Jesuits
restoration of Ethiopian Orthodox Church
gptkbp:startDate 1557
gptkbp:supportedBy Portuguese Empire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jesuit_Missions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7