Historedia
Person

Afonso Mendes

Events
2
Episodes
3
Years
1626–1634

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Afonso Mendes, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Imposition of Roman Catholicism in Ethiopia

    1626–1632

    Role: Patriarch of Ethiopia

    1. 11 February 1626 · EthiopiaDeclaration of Catholicism

      Susenyos and Mendes publicly acknowledge Roman primacy and make Catholicism the state religion.

    2. 14 June 1632 · EthiopiaRescission of Edict

      Susenyos rescinds the edict, allowing voluntary Catholic faith but ending forced conversion.

  2. Expulsion of Jesuits from Ethiopia

    1634

    Role: Patriarch of Ethiopia

    1. 1634 · EthiopiaExpulsion of Jesuits

      Fasilides exiled Mendes and Jesuits from Ethiopia in 1634, suspecting Mendes of involvement in the Portuguese assault on Mombasa.

Sources

  1. Afonso Mendes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
  2. Fasilides Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-11