Catechism of the Christian Doctrine in the Brasílica Language of the Kiriri Nation

Catechism of the Christian Doctrine in the Brasílica Language of the Kiriri Nation

Title page
Author	Luís Vincêncio Mamiani
Original title	Catecismo da doutrina cristã na língua brasílica da nação quiriri
Language	Kipeá
Publication date	1698
Publication place	Portugal
Original text	Catecismo da doutrina cristã na língua brasílica da nação quiriri online

Catechism of the Christian Doctrine in the Brasílica Language of the Kiriri Nation (Portuguese: Catecismo da doutrina cristã na língua brasílica da nação quiriri) is a book by Luís Vincêncio Mamiani, published in 1698 in the city of Lisbon by Miguel Deslandes. It is written in the Kipeá language.

History

The work is the result of Mamiani's study and systematization of his experiences as a missionary to the Indigenous group in question, in the village of Jeru. On 26 June 1695, he sent a handwritten copy of this work to Tirso González.

Facsimile reprint

The work was a rarity by the 19th century. As early as 1877, there was already interest in reprinting the catechism, as promised by the then-director of the National Library of Brazil, Benjamin Franklin Ramiz Galvão. However, only one copy was known to exist, held by Francisco Antônio Martins, who did not grant permission for its reproduction. Fruitless searches were carried out abroad, until in 1937 Luís Camilo de Oliveira Neto located a copy at the Vittorio Emanuele National Library (Fondo Gesuitico) in Rome. This discovery enabled the facsimile reprint undertaken by the Imprensa Nacional do Rio de Janeiro in 1942, following permission for photographic reproduction and authorization from the then Minister of Education, Gustavo Capanema.

Structure

It is divided into three sections: the first presents the rudiments of faith and prayer; the second introduces the mysteries, commandments, and sacraments; and the third consists of recommendations for evangelizers, such as the preparation of Indigenous people to receive the sacraments or to make confession.

See also

• Art of Grammar of the Brasílica Language of the Kiriri Nation

Bibliography

• Almeida, Maria Cleidiana Oliveira de (2019). Catecismo Kiriri: história e memória do projeto catequético jesuítico na Aldeia do Geru [Kiriri Catechism: history and memory of Jesuit catechetical project in the Village of Geru] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Vitória da Conquista: Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2024.
• Santos, Ane Luíse Silva Mecenas (2023). "O mundo do papel: a experiência jesuítica e a elaboração da Arte da Língua Kiriri" [The world of paper: the Jesuit experience and the development of the Art of the Kiriri Language]. Locus (in Portuguese). 24 (2). doi:10.34019/2594-8296.2018.v24.20886. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024.

External links

• Media related to Catechism of the Christian Doctrine in the Brasílica Language of the Kiriri Nation at Wikimedia Commons