Nabot Manasse

Nabot Manasse (b. Ovamboland, Namibia) was one of the first seven Ovambo pastors, whom the director of the Finnish Missionary Society, Matti Tarkkanen ordained into priesthood in Oniipa, Ovamboland, on 27 September 1925, with a permission granted by the Bishop of Tampere, Jaakko Gummerus.[1][2][3]

References
  1. Peltola 1958, p. 212.
  2. Pentti 1958, p. 113.
  3. Vilho Shigwedha & Lovisa Nampala (2006). Aawambo Kingdoms, History and Cultural Change. Perspectives from Northern Namibia. Switzerland: P. Schlettwein Publishing. p. 80.

Sources
  • Peltola, Matti (1958). Sata vuotta suomalaista lähetystyötä 1859–1959. II: Suomen Lähetysseuran Afrikan työn historia [One Hundred Years of Finnish Missionary Work 1859–1959. II: The History of FMS's Missionary Work in Africa]. Helsinki: The Finnish Missionary Society.
  • Elias Pentti (ed.) (1958). Ambomaa [‘Ovamboland’]. Helsinki: The Finnish Missionary Society.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)


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