Christianity had been introduced at Benin in…

1876 CE to 1887 CE

Christianity had been introduced at Benin in the fifteenth century by Portuguese Roman Catholic priests who accompanied traders and officials to the West African coast.

Several churches had been built to serve the Portuguese community and a small number of African converts.

When direct Portuguese contacts in the region were withdrawn, however, the influence of the Catholic missionaries waned and by the eighteenth century had disappeared.

Locations
Benin City Edo Nigeria View →

Groups
Igbo people View → Hausa Kingdoms, the View → Hausa people View → Yoruba people View → Ijaw people View → Kano (Hausa city state) View → Katsina (Hausa city state) View → Gobir (Hausa city state) View → Christians, Roman Catholic View → Benin Empire View → Ibibio people View → Bonny, Ijo city-state of View → Oyo Empire View → Calabar, Efik state of View → Khasso, Fulani Jihad State View → Aro Confederacy View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → Fulani Empire View → Nupe, Emirate of the View → Sokoto, Kingdom of View → Gwandu Emirate View → Zaria, Emirate of View → Oyo, Yoruba Kingdom of View → France (French republic); the Third Republic View → German Empire (“Second Reich”) View →

Topics
Sub-Saharan Africa, Modern View → Scramble for Africa View →

Subjects
Faith View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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