Antonio Zucchelli
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Antonio Zucchelli | |
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| Born | March 8, 1663 |
| Died | July 13, 1716 (aged 53) |
Antonio Zucchelli (March 8, 1663 – July 13, 1716) was an Italian
Franciscan Capuchin friar, explorer and missionary.[1] He is best known for his missionary work in the Kingdom of Kongo. In 1712 he published memoirs of his life in the Kongo.[2]
Memoirs
Antonio Zucchelli's memoirs include 23 reports. In them, he talked about his work and his travels, visiting the Kingdom of Kongo,
.During a missionary from 1698 to 1702, Zucchelli claimed to have been told of a offspring between a human female and an ape. [3]
References
- ^ LaGamma, Alisa (2015). Kongo: Power and Majesty. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 135.
- S2CID 193650740.
- ^ Zucchelli, Antonio (1712). "Relazioni del viaggio e missione di Congo nell'Etiopia inferiore occidentale".
External links
- Antonio Zucchelli entry (in Italian) by Emilio Malesani in the Enciclopedia italiana, 1937
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