Kimpa Vita’s Antonian movement
African & Afro-Diasporic Historical religion / cult
Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA
Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Kimpa Vita’s Antonian movement is cataloged as a Historical religion / cult within African & Afro-Diasporic. Its candidate country context is “Angola, Congo - Kinshasa” and its period or origin is “1704–1706; later memory and interpretation.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Kongo Christianity.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Antonian movement; Antonianism; Dona Beatriz movement
- Parent tradition
- Kongo Christianity
- Public geographic context
- Angola, Congo - Kinshasa
- Period / origin
- 1704–1706; later memory and interpretation
- Living / historical status
- Historical movement
- Access / protocol
- Scholarly / historical only
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateAngola, Congo - Kinshasa
Historical or contested context in the source record is not converted into a modern political claim.
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
Where to read more
A citation identifies a source to consult; it does not establish every claim in this record.
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Kimpa Vita’s Antonian movement. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 1407. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/1407
Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA · https://x.com/KJB_and_AYARA