La Santisima Trinidad de Trindade (Santo Tomé)
The parish church of Trindade, about seven kilometres from the capital, is dedicated to the Most Holy Trinity, an advocation that gives name to the villa itself. It belongs to the diocese of Sao Tome and Principe, one of the oldest in sub-Saharan Africa, erected in 1533.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The entire villa takes its name from the dedication of the temple: Trindade, "the Trinity" - faith modeled the geography of the island.
- The diocese was erected by Clement VII on January 31, 1533.
- De Trindade was natural the deán Manuel do Rosário Pinto, the first native priest of which there is a record and author of the country's first history.
- In the same district the Virgin is venerated in the shrine of Nossa Senhora Pilgrim of Batepá.
Trinidad
In the green heart of the island of Sao Tomé, the parish of the Trinity is the mother of a Christianity of almost five hundred years, with the Virgin Pilgrimage watching from neighbouring Batepá.
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