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Fuller Name
- Isaiah Mloyiswa Mdliwamafa
Variants
- Shembe, Isaiah, d. 1935
- Shembe, Isaya, -1935
- Shembe, Isiah, -1935
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Death Date
- 1935-05-02
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Church of the Nazarites
Associated Locale
- South Africa
Occupation
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Earlier Established Forms
- Shembe, Isaiah, d. 1935
Sources
- found: Vilakazi, A. Shembe, c1986:page 23, etc. (Isaiah Shembe, founder of the Church of Nazareth, born into a Zulu polygamous family; birthdate 1870 or 1876; died 5/2/35)
- found: The function of dress and ritual in the Nazareth Baptist Church of Isaiah Shembe (South Africa), c1995:page 38 (Isiah Shembe; Isaya Shembe) page 54 (born circa 1867-1870)
- found: en.wikipedia.org website viewed October 5, 2021(Isaiah Mloyiswa Mdliwamafa Shembe (circa 1865 - 2 May 1935), was the founder of the Ibandla lamaNazaretha, South Africa, which was the largest African-initiated church in Africa during his lifetime. Shembe started his religious career as an itinerant evangelist and faith healer in 1910. Within ten years, he had built up a large following in Natal with dozens of congregations across the province) Birth and early life (born in 1865, at Ntabamhlophe (Estcourt Area), in the Drakensberg region of Natal) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaiah_Shembe
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Change Notes
- 1988-01-15: new
- 2021-10-06: revised
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