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Blessed Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta (December 29, 1939 – December 1, 1964) was a member of the Holy Family Sisters in Bafwabaka,〔(Bienheureuse Sœur Marie-Clémentine Alphonsine Nengapeta Anuarite )〕 ''Belgian Congo'', respectively ''Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville)'' (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). She was killed during Congo's civil war at the Simba revolt in 1964 by a soldier, Colonel Pierre Colombe,〔("Slain Zaire Nun Beatified" )〕 when she resisted his attempted rape. She was beatified on August 15, 1985 by Pope John Paul II during his visit to Africa.〔(Homily of John Paul II ) 〕 She was the first Bantu woman elevated to the altars. Her memorial is 1 December. ==Life== Anuarite was born in Wamba (D.R. Congo) on December 29, 1939. She belonged to the Wabudu tribe. Her father's name was Amisi Batsuru Batobobo and her mother's Isude Julienne. After having six daughters-Anuarite was the fourth one-her father, a former soldier, dismissed his wife in order to take another wife by whom he might have a son. Anuarite's parents were heathens. Nevertheless, her mother was baptized the same day she was in 1945. Anuarite's baptism name was Alphonsine. It seems she was even baptized twice simply because her original certificate of baptism was lost.〔(Way, Prof. Yossa, "Anuarite Nengapeta Marie-Clémentine", Dictionary of African Christian Biography )〕 Anuarite was of the Babudu tribe, born in Wamba, and passed all her religious life in Bafwabaka, the first mission in that area. At birth, she received the name of Nengapeta, which in the language of the Babudu means, “wealth is deceptive.”〔("Black Saints", Archdiocese of Chicago )〕 When she started primary school she was registered by error with the name Anuarite. That was the name of her sister. In her language the name meant, “I laugh to myself about war.” At baptism, she received the name of Alfonsina.〔 One day, Léontine Anuarite took her little sister Nengapeta Alphonsine to register for school. The Belgian sister who received them perhaps unaware of African ethnology and philology or absent-minded, signed the little girl up as Alphonsine Anuarite.〔 Despite the reservations of her family, Anuarite entered the convent of Holy Family Sisters in 1959 and took the name Sr. Marie-Clementine. Sr. Marie-Clementine devoted herself to serving others and working to make life more humane and happy for those in her care.〔("Saint for Peace: St. Marie-Clementine Anuarite Nengapeta", Center for Mission, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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