Afonso Mendes
Father Afonso Mendes (18 June 1579 – 21 June 1659) was a Portuguese Jesuit theologian, and Patriarch of Ethiopia from 1622 to 1634. While E. A. Wallis Budge has expressed the commonly accepted opinion of this man, as being "rigid, uncompromising, narrow-minded, and intolerant", there are some who disagree with it. The writings of Mendes include Expeditionis Aethiopicae, which describes the customs and conditions of Ethiopia.
Afonso Mendes | |
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| Born | 18 June 1579 Santo Aleixo, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 21 June 1659 (aged 80) Goa, Portuguese India |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation | Jesuit theologian |
| Known for | Patriarch of Ethiopia |
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