diasporicroots: Image 1. 17th century wall painting in the Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome showing the a

diasporicroots: Image 1. 17th century wall painting in the Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome showing the ambassador Antonio Emanuele Ne Vunda from the Kingdom of Kongo visiting the Pope Paul V in 1608. Image 2. Statue of ambassador Antonio Emanuele Ne Vunda from the Kingdom of Kongo.  At the Basil­ica of St. Mary Major (Santa Maria Mag­giore) Rome. If you go to Rome, you must absolutely plan to go visit the Basil­ica of St. Mary Major (Santa Maria Mag­giore). And ask to visit the grave and the statue of Nigrita. 400 years ago, the first ambas­sador sent to the Vat­i­can from the Kingdom of Kongo died in Rome.  Why was A ambassador from the kingdom of Kongo in the Vatican?  Click here for more. -- source link
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