Teaching the catechism outdoors, Kafubu, Congo, ca. 1920-1940

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Title: Teaching the catechism outdoors, Kafubu, Congo, ca. 1920-1940
Published / Created: 1920-1940
Publication Place: Congo, Africa
Description: 9.- La Kafubu- Catechismo all' aperto. A missionary priest is holding a book, teaching a crowd that surrounds him. The members of the crowd are standing and kneeling on the ground facing the clergy. The crowd is positioned between rows of thatched huts. The front of the postcard also includes information about the Catholic mission agency: "Missioni Salasiane del Congo Belga- Serie. I."
Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
The back of the postcard has a handwritten note in French and contains: "Colla vostra carita abbiamo stabilite le Missioni sino agli ultimi confini della terra. Sac. Giovanni Bosco" and there is also information about the publisher: "Societa Editrice Internazionale- Torino"
Extent: 9 x 14 cm.

Repository: Yale Divinity Library
Collection Title: Missionary Postcard Collection
Collection / Other Creator: Yale Divinity Library Special Collections. Divinity School. Day Missions Library
Collection Date: 1880-1950
Container / Volume: Box 20

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