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Samuel Ajayi Crowther (c. 1809 – 31 December 1891) was a Yoruba linguist, clergyman, and the first African Anglican bishop of West Africa. Born in Osogun (in what is now Ado-Awaye , Oyo State , Nigeria), he and his family were captured by Fulani slave raiders when he was about twelve years old. [ 2 ]
Samuel Ajayi Crowther translated the Bible into Yoruba language and concluded it in the mid-1880s known as "Bibeli Mimo". The complete Yoruba Bible was first published in 1884. In addition to this, several translations have been released by different authors.
Dapo Folorunsho Asaju (born 16 November 1961) is an academician and also the Bishop Theologian of the Anglican Church of Nigeria and the former vice chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University (October 1, 2015-30 September 2020). Dapo was appointed by the Governing council of Ajayi Crowther University.
Townsend was born in Exeter, in Devon, England on December 1, 1815. [1]Ordained in England in 1842, Townsend set off for Sierra Leone with Charles Andrew Gollmer and Samuel Ajayi Crowther, [2] landing there that same year; after working there only a few months, he was transferred to the Yoruba mission. [1]
Anglican Diocese of Ajayi Crowther [1] is one of 17 dioceses within the Anglican Province of Ibadan, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. [2] The current bishop is Collins Babalola who was consecrated by Primate Henry Ndukuba on 27 August 2023 and enthroned by Archbishop Adeoye of Ibadan province and other bishops.
Logos Bible Software is a digital library application developed by Faithlife Corporation. It is designed for electronic Bible study. It is designed for electronic Bible study. In addition to basic eBook functionality, it includes extensive resource linking, note-taking functionality and linguistic analysis for study of the Bible - both in ...
Dandeson Coates Crowther [1] Archdeacon Dandeson Coates Crowther (24 September 1844 - 5 January 1938) was a son of Archbishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther [2] and a leader of the Anglican Church in West Africa. He was born in Sierra Leone. [3] He was a part of the Christian Missionary Society (CMS) in 1870 and titled as "Archdeacon" of the Niger Delta ...
Ajayi Crowther University was established on the premises of the former St. Andrews College. The university obtained its license on January 7, 2005, from the National Universities Commission. The university is named after Samuel Ajayi Crowther, an African bishop and Bible translator, who translated Bibles to Yoruba and other African languages. [5]