Oschoffa's vision in the eclipse

During the solar eclipse of 20 May 1947, the carpenter Samuel Bilewu Oschoffa, lost in the forest near Porto-Novo in Dahomey (Benin), said he received a divine call. He founded the Celestial Church of Christ that September.

1947 CE · 6.50, 2.60 · status: account

The account

Followers say he spent three months in the forest and returned able to heal. The church, with white garments and prayer on bare feet, is now one of the largest African-initiated churches.

Connections in the atlas

• Concorde chases the Saharan eclipse

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Celestial Church of Christ