This indicates the work of the
church with a picture of Maria. This confirms that The Roman Catholic
Church praises The Lady Maria as her Holly Virgin Mary ( U
Maria Ocwebileyo ).
The First Phase of the
Roman Catholic Church.
The
Church.
This page is strictly based on what
the church ( Roman Catholic Church ) as the exclusive body did when her
foundations were stood and entrenched in her new founded place
called "Mariannhill". This will be argued by focusing on the late
19th century and by looking forward to early 20th century. In short, I
would consider a period -1882 - 1930s.
The church was found and named by Father Francis
in 1882. How would be his work if he was alone? He did that work of
founding a church with the help of Trappists. They were from Europe
( more details in the page of the church origin). The church
became the first movement of missionaries to introduce because they came
with a purpose of preaching the Evangelism. They wanted to convert
the Natives into Christianity. That is why I referred this movement as the
Church Revolution.
More land was bought along Umhlatuze so that
church would find more space to run its work. Father Francis who
stood from 1882 to 1892 together with other missionaries founded a way
that would make a church to be popular, attractive to the natives.
That would make the spreading the Word of God to be easier and accepted to
the natives. The church didn't only preach the gospel , many activities
were introduced to the people around the church. African boys were
employed in order to led oxen. They were given some sort of payment
for that. As the result church increased as children came in numbers
to the church.
"African boys led the oxen. They were paid for
that job. Children increased in the church yard".1That was a good plan that was
done by missionaries in order to get more people attending the
church. Their dreams became true. Church Revolution in South Africa
to the place named Mariannhill in Durban became possible. Many
historians as I believe, believe that , that revolution had
something behind. It was not only about preaching the Word of God, but it
was to do with the maintenance of Europe supremacy in Africa.
researched, prepared, motivated and typed by Gabi.
P. Mkhize (961104227).
