Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta

Congolese matyr

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1939

Place of Birth: Wamba, Haut-Uele District, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1964

Profession: teacher, monk

Nationality: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta (29 December 1939 – 1 December 1964), born Anuarite Nengapeta, was a Congolese Roman Catholic member of the Sisters of the Holy Family.
Her mother decided all the children, including herself, would be baptized in 1945 while she ran from home to join the convent to become a nun in light of her mother's disapproval.
Her short religious life was dedicated to teaching and serving as a cook and sacristan.
Nengapeta was killed during the nation's civil war at the Simba revolt in 1964 when Colonel Pierre Olombe killed her after she warded off his rape attempts.Nengapeta is the first Bantu woman elevated to the altars with her beatification on 15 August 1985.