António Fernandes and His Book on the Virgin Mary: A Contribution to the Jesuit-Ethiopian Debate over Asceticism and Matrimony

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Abstract

António Fernandes (1567–1642) was one of the Jesuit missionaries who accom-panied Afonso Mendes (1579–1659), the Catholic Patriarch of Ethiopia, into exile in 1632. The defeat of Catholicism in the African country was complete; for some time, however, the Jesuits hoped that they could return to the country to continue their evangelisation of the locals. Like Mendes, Fernandes spent the rest of his days in Goa, where he was the prefect of the São Paulo Jesuit College for seven years until his death in November 1642
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationTranslating Catechisms, Translating Cultures
EditorsAntje Flüchter, Rouven Wirbser
PublisherBrill Academic Publishers
Pages197-222
Number of pages26
Volume52
ISBN (Print)9789004336001
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

Publication series

NameStudies in Christian Mission
Volume52

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • History
  • Religious studies

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