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The steps of a life 1831-2003: A brief cronology of the most important dates
of San Daniel Comboni till october 2003
15-03-1831 - Daniel Comboni is born at Limone sul Garda (Italy).
20-02-1843 - Enters Don Nicola Mazza's Institute founded to "assist and educate poor young boys".
06-01-1849 - Vows in the presence of Don Nicola Mazza to consecrate himself to the missions of Central Africa for the rest of his life.
31-12-1854 - Priestly ordination.
10-9-1857 - First journey of Daniel Comboni to Central Africa.
15-9-1864 - While praying near the tomb of St. Peter's, he conceives the "Plan for the Regeneration of Africa".
01-06-1867 - Founds in Verona the Institute for the Missions of Africa (Comboni Missionaries) in the framework of the Work of the Good Shepherd, an international missionary organisation.
24-06-1870 - Prepares a document to be presented to the Fathers of Vatican Council I: "Postulatum pro Nigris Africae Centralis".
01-01-1872 - Founds in Verona the Institute of the Pie Madri della Nigrizia (Comboni Missionary Sisters). In the same month of January he starts his missionary magazine: "Annals of the Good Shepherd".
26-05-1872 - Nominated Pro-vicar of Central Africa.
14-09-1873 - In El Obeid consecrates the Vicariate to the Sacred Heart.
08-12-1875 - In El Obeid consecrates the Vicariate to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
12-08-1877 - Bishop's consecration of Daniel Comboni as Vicar of Central Africa.
12-05-1878 - Begins his first appeals to Europe on behalf of the Sudan suffering from a devastating famine.
08-11-1879 - Organises an international group of missionaries and sends them to Africa from Verona.
10-10-1881 - Dies at 10 p.m. in Khartoum, surrounded by his missionaries. In 1885 Comboni's tomb is desecrated by the Mahdists.
14-02-1928 - In Verona is introduced the diocesan cause of his beatification and canonisation.
06-01-1969 - Canonical recognition of a third Institute inspired by the spirituality of Comboni: the Comboni Secular Missionaries.
25.10.1970 - Miraculous cure of a Brazilian girl, Maria José Oliveira Paixão, attributed to the intercession of Daniel Comboni.
06-04-1995 - John Paul II signs the decree that officially recognises the miracle attributed to the intercession of Daniel Comboni.
17-03-1996 - Solemn Beatification of Daniel Comboni in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
11-04-2002 - The Medical Consulta of the Congregation of the Causes of the Saints recognises that the cure of the Muslim Lubna Abdel Aziz in Khartoum (Sudan) has been quick, simultaneous, complete and scientifically unexplainable.
05-10-2003 - Blessed Daniel Comboni is canonised by John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
 
To the Memory of St. Daniel Comboni
who passionately did everything possible, in his times, to make Africans and the African continent better known and appreciated.
Comboni saw Africans as the protagonists in the regeneration of Africa. He profoundly believed in the African people's potential ability to contribute toward building an African civilization based on the Kingdom Values: Justice, Peace and Truth that liberates. May he continue to intercede for Africa and Africans so that his dream to "SAVE AFRICA WITH AFRICANS" may become a reality in our times. "AFRICA or DEATH" was Comboni's war cry. Imbued with a prophetic spirit, he fought against the Slave Trade. He dared to challenge "the merchants of human flesh" using all the means available to him at the time especially the print media and public relations.
In our time, new forms of slavery, oppression and "cultures of death" (Poverty, Hunger, HIV/AIDs, Conflicts and War etc.) still prevail in Africa. Consequently, in today's global village, Africa generates more more "BAD NEWS" than "GOOD NEWS".
We in NEW PEOPLE Media Centre, however, believe that a lot of good things also happen in Africa that are largely forgotten or simply ignored by the profit-driven mainstream media. Recent African initiatives to regenerate Africa by Africans such as the African Union (AU) and The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) are positive signs that a New Africa is possible! Comboni, after all, was not just being Utopian!
The NEW PEOPLE site is an expression of our commitment to continue Comboni's commendable effort to make Africa better known, heard and understood. Our aim is to make this site a one-stop reliable and easily accessible information and resource portal for and about Africa. Students, Teachers and Researchers, Scholars, Journalists and the Church in Africa have been taken into account in the development of the NEW PEOPLE pages. The various resources we have pooled together, especially the links to external Internet Resources, have been carefully researched and verified before including them on our site. We shall continue to build on what we have done sofar. Any contributions and suggestions of links that satisfy our editorial criteria will be appreciated.
MAY THE GOSPEL TRUTH, JUSTICE, PEACE AND FREEDOM WHICH ST. DANIEL COMBONI LIVED AND DIED FOR PREVAIL IN AFRICA!!!
GOD BLESS AFRICA! MUNGU IBARIKI AFRICA! NKOSI N'SIKELELE 'I AFRICA!