The Jesuit, Gonçalo da Silveira, first missionary in Southern Africa and first martyr of the Christian faith, is murdered in t

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01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7, p. 462

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South African History Online. (2012, March 12). The Jesuit, Gonçalo da Silveira, first missionary in Southern Africa and first martyr of the Christian faith, is murdered in t. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076852

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"The Jesuit, Gonçalo da Silveira, first missionary in Southern Africa and first martyr of the Christian faith, is murdered in t." South African History Online, 12 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076852. Accessed 23 July 2026.

South African History Online. "The Jesuit, Gonçalo da Silveira, first missionary in Southern Africa and first martyr of the Christian faith, is murdered in t." South African History Online. March 12, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076852.