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Chishawasha

Coordinates: 17°47′20″S 31°13′38″E / 17.788880°S 31.227203°E / -17.788880; 31.227203
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Chishawasha is the name of a Roman Catholic Jesuit mission located about 25 km east of Harare, Zimbabwe. The mission was founded by the Jesuit priest Father Francis Richartz in 1892 on a large farm.[1] The mission has 3 schools - Chishawasha Primary School, a secondary school for girls called St Dominic's' Chishawasha as well as a mostly-boys school called St. Ignatius College. There is a Regional Major Seminary for diocesan priests from Zimbabwe and Botswana,[2] and Silveira House, a Jesuit centre for religious training and education, is also located there.

Background

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The Jesuit Mission arrived in Zimbabwe between 1890 and 1898 along with the Pioneer Column serving as chaplains. In recognition to this service, Cecil John Rhodes gave them a farm which they used for developing a mission centre.[3]

17°47′20″S 31°13′38″E / 17.788880°S 31.227203°E / -17.788880; 31.227203

References

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  1. ^ Chengetai J.M. Zvobgo. A History of Zimbabwe, 1890-2000 and Postscript, Zimbabwe, 2001-2008, p.30.
  2. ^ Mission. Accessed 1 April 2016.
  3. ^ Chiguvare, Jawet (30 September 2018). "Chishawasha community, Jesuits clash over land". DailyNews Live. Retrieved 21 September 2019.