BODIJA JOURNAL | A Philosophico-Theologal Journal

This article offers some reflections on the history of the church in Benin and it surrounding regions. Benin, a rich and very powerful kingdom initially resisted most missionary efforts to lead the catholic faith however, it was Warri, a breakaway vassal of Benin, in their search for support, that welcomed the missionaries. This article concludes that the most formidable obstacle to the implantation of the church in the 15^th and 16^th centuries was the lack of the required infrastructure.

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