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Bonny Kingdom is where Christianity started in Nigeria.

St. Stephen's Cathedral Church, Grand Bonny. The Cathedral of Bishop Ajayi Crowther. Consecrated in January 24th 1889 and 2nd Anglican Cathedral in West Africa and 1st in Nigeria. I invite you to take a pilgrimage to this Historical Church.


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Bishop Crowther Boat

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The Tomb of Bishop James Johnson - Holy Johnson

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Interior of St Stephen's Cathedral Bonny- the year 1887
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a place 2b 4 pilgrimage, cos here u'll c d boat wit which Ajaiyi crowther joneyed down 2d Niger, d various tombs of notable preachers of d word, dat brot christianity 2 africa

The Throne & Alter used by Bishop Samuel Ajaiyi Crowther, the Throne is 123yrs Old while the Altar is more than 140yrs old. Thanks for all those who preserved these Holy items for us 2 see. May God Almighty bless them all, IJN. Amen.

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ijawgirl:
Bonny Kingdom is where Christianity started in Nigeria.

really?


the missionaries would have to pass through lagos to get there though, will look it up.

tpia0002:
really?


the missionaries would have to pass through lagos to get there though, will look it up.

Imagine?
Which lagos?
These people don't know that Opobo and Bonny is where Nigeria started!
Calabar was a capital before lagos.
Calabar was a capital before lagos for a reason