Apolo Kivebulaya
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Apolo Kivebulaya was a Ugandan Anglican priest and evangelist. He is sometimes referred to as the "apostle to the pygmies" for his work among the Bambuti people of the Ituri forest
in eastern Congo
. He is commemorated in the Anglican Calendar of Saints
on 30 May.
He was born, along with his twin brother, in 1864 in Kiwanda, Uganda. His parents originally named him Waswa Munubi. He took the name Apolo at his baptism in 1895 after the Apollo of the Bible. He was given the name "Kivebulaya," meaning "from Europe," because he always wore a suit under his cassock.
Ituri Rainforest
The Ituri Rainforest is a rainforest located in the Ituri region of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo formerly called Zaire. The forest's name derives from the nearby Ituri River which flows through the rainforest, connecting firstly to the Aruwimi River and finally into the Congo.-...
in eastern Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. He is commemorated in the Anglican Calendar of Saints
Calendar of saints (Church of England)
The Church of England commemorates many of the same saints as those in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints, mostly on the same days, but also commemorates various notable Christians who have not been canonised by Rome, with a particular though not exclusive emphasis on those of English origin...
on 30 May.
He was born, along with his twin brother, in 1864 in Kiwanda, Uganda. His parents originally named him Waswa Munubi. He took the name Apolo at his baptism in 1895 after the Apollo of the Bible. He was given the name "Kivebulaya," meaning "from Europe," because he always wore a suit under his cassock.