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PHOTOS: After 123 Years, Here Is How The First Church In Nigeria Looks Like
- The foundation of Nigeria’s first church was built in Ake, Abeokuta
- The name of the first church in Nigeria is the Cathedral Church of St. Peters
According to history, the Portuguese were the first set of people to introduce Christianity to the country we now call Nigeria. However, no form of church building was erected then.
In the 15th century, some Augustinian and Capuchin monks from Portugal initially visited Nigeria, where they met with the Itsekiris.
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The Christianity that has spread all over Nigeria today came through the mission of the Church of England in 1842.
The mission was established in Badagry by Henry Townsend. The first church in Nigeria was completed in 1898, the Cathedral Church of St. Peters, located in Ake, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The Cathedral Church Of St. Peters is more beautiful than it used to be. There are currently more buildings and a larger auditorium containing worshippers where religious activities can be carried out.
But the actual building built in 1898 still exists, EKO HOT BLOG gathered.
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