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Huyu alikuwa kijana mdogo aliye zaliwa mnamo mwaka c. 1887 huko Congo (DRC ya leo)sehemu inaitwa Bondela wakati huo palijulikana Kama Congo Free state na kufariki 15 August 1909 huko Busira,Bakanja alitangazwa mwenye heri tarehe 24 April 1994 na papa John Paul wa pili.
Bakanja alikubali imani ya kikristo akiwa kijana mdogo mwenye umri wa Miaka 18 tu,lakini alifariki badae akiwa na umri unaokadiriwa kuwa ni Miaka 21-22 kutokana na majeraha aliyopata kutoka kwa wakoloni waliokuwa wamemkataza kuhubiri ila yeye alikaidi.
Kabla ya kifo chake, Bakandja aliombwa na Wamishionari kuwasamehe watesi wake na akasema amekwisha wasamehe na atawaombea huko Mbinguni
His feast day is 12 August on the Carmelite Calendar of Saints, and 15 August in the general Church calendar. Isidore Bakanja is considered a strong witness to the grace of reconciliation that can be experienced between peoples of different races.
Bakanja accepted the Christian faith at eighteen years of age through the ministry of Cistercian missionaries in what is today the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as the "Congo Free State" Belgian Congo). He was a very devout convert and catechist.
Bakanja had a great love for the Blessed Virgin Mary that he expressed through recitation of the Rosary and by being invested in the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. His employers had ordered him to cease sharing the Gospel as well as remove the scapular that he wore as a witness to his faith. Isidore's refusal to comply with the demands of his supervisor resulted in his being brutally beaten and chained.
As a result of the beating and persistent ill treatment he received, Bakanja's wounds became severely infected. As his condition worsened his supervisor sought to keep him from the view of the plantation's inspector. However, Bakanja was discovered and taken to the inspector's home for treatment. His condition had deteriorated so severely, however, that no further medical attention could help him.
At this point Isidore told the inspector "tell them that I am dying because I am a Christian." Missionaries in the area visited Isidore and urged him to forgive the supervisor. He assured them that he already had, declaring "When I am in heaven, I shall pray for him very much."
Bakanja alikubali imani ya kikristo akiwa kijana mdogo mwenye umri wa Miaka 18 tu,lakini alifariki badae akiwa na umri unaokadiriwa kuwa ni Miaka 21-22 kutokana na majeraha aliyopata kutoka kwa wakoloni waliokuwa wamemkataza kuhubiri ila yeye alikaidi.
Kabla ya kifo chake, Bakandja aliombwa na Wamishionari kuwasamehe watesi wake na akasema amekwisha wasamehe na atawaombea huko Mbinguni
His feast day is 12 August on the Carmelite Calendar of Saints, and 15 August in the general Church calendar. Isidore Bakanja is considered a strong witness to the grace of reconciliation that can be experienced between peoples of different races.
Bakanja accepted the Christian faith at eighteen years of age through the ministry of Cistercian missionaries in what is today the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as the "Congo Free State" Belgian Congo). He was a very devout convert and catechist.
Bakanja had a great love for the Blessed Virgin Mary that he expressed through recitation of the Rosary and by being invested in the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. His employers had ordered him to cease sharing the Gospel as well as remove the scapular that he wore as a witness to his faith. Isidore's refusal to comply with the demands of his supervisor resulted in his being brutally beaten and chained.
As a result of the beating and persistent ill treatment he received, Bakanja's wounds became severely infected. As his condition worsened his supervisor sought to keep him from the view of the plantation's inspector. However, Bakanja was discovered and taken to the inspector's home for treatment. His condition had deteriorated so severely, however, that no further medical attention could help him.
At this point Isidore told the inspector "tell them that I am dying because I am a Christian." Missionaries in the area visited Isidore and urged him to forgive the supervisor. He assured them that he already had, declaring "When I am in heaven, I shall pray for him very much."