- Genadendal
Genadendal is a town in the
Western Cape province ofSouth Africa , built on the site of the oldest mission station in the country.Location
Genadendal (Valley of Grace) is approximately 90 minutes drive east of
Cape Town in theRiviersonderend Mountains .History
Genadendal was the first mission station in southern Africa. It was founded by Georg Schmidt, a German missionary of the
Moravian Church , who settled on 23 April 1738 in Baviaans Kloof (Ravine of the Baboons) in the Riviersonderend Valley and began to evangelise among theKhoi people.On
10 October 1995 Nelson Mandela visited the mission in Genadendal.Books about Genadendal
* Bernhard Krüger, "The Pear Tree Blossom. The history of the Moravian Church in South Africa."
* Martina Horak-Werz, "Fax An Cordula. Erfahrungen Als Pfarrerin In Südafrika In Einer Zeit Des Politischen Umbruchs".External links
* [http://www.museums.org.za/genadendal/ Genadendal]
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