Catarina Zenab
| Catarina Zenab | |
|---|---|
| Caterina Zenab | |
| Born | 1848 Dinka village, South Sudan |
| Died | 1921 (aged 72–73) |
| Citizenship | Sudanese |
| Occupations | Catholic missionary and evangelist |
| Known for | One of the first Dinka Catholic evangelists and early companions of Daniel Comboni |
Catarina, sometimes Caterina, Zenab (1848–1921) was a Sudanese Catholic missionary.
Early life and Education
A member of the Dinka people,[1] born in a Dinka village, Zenab studied at the Holy Cross Mission before traveling with Daniele Comboni to Khartoum in 1860. Fluent in Dinka and Arabic, she assisted the missionaries in developing a dictionary and grammar of the Dinka language.[2] She traveled to Verona to study before returning to Khartoum in 1873 to teach in the mission schools.
Career
Zenab spent her entire career as a missionary in Khartoum, Cairo, and Omdurman, evangelizing among the Dinka, many of whom were enslaved in those cities. She has been called "perhaps the first Christian Dinka evangelist".[1]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Bengt Sundkler; Christopher Steed (4 May 2000). A History of the Church in Africa. Cambridge University Press. pp. 144–. ISBN 978-0-521-58342-8.
- Back to citation Kathleen E. Sheldon (2005). Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5331-7.