Chishawasha

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 Saint Ignatius College (Zimbabwe). There is also Regional Major Seminary for diocesan priests from Zimbabwe and Botswana.[2]

Background

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]

References
  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. comments, Jawet Chiguvare • 30 September 2018 9:23AM • 2. "Chishawasha community, Jesuits clash over land". DailyNews Live. Retrieved 21 September 2019.


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