(1684 – July 2, 1706) Attempted to unify the kingdom of Kongo through an African Christianity. For a short period, she was successful. Today she is referred to as being the mother of African unity,Antonianism; this movement taught that Jesus and other early Christian figures were from the Kongo Empire. Kimpa Vita mixed elements of Christianity with African religious practices. In the short period of her active time, she showed the potential of unifying the kingdom of Kongo. In 1706, she was…