Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
DC32/NAMM/0019
Inventory Number
3228AB3
Site Name
Tiyo Soga' Grave and Monument, Aboboti, Butterworth
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Saturday, March 13, 2021 - 14:50
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Saturday, March 13, 2021 - 14:50.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
It is well conserved, it shows that the municipality is taking care of it and also the direction is simple, they also make sure about the gate is locked and fencing is proper.Purpose:
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
To keep memories of Tiyo Soga and the composer of Hymns that are still sang today, translated the Bible gospels and also a cry for deliverance of the oppressed from colonial rule .
Original Position
Original
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Date Comment
2011
Construction Materials
Stone wall, concrete and head of a man is made of copper.. also fencing is a steel .
Pedestal Material
Granite and Sandstone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
Commemorates Tiyo Soga's theology and ethical principles.. the hymns that himself composed and that himself sang .
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
Nedbank and Old Mutual
Inscriptions
This Monument commemorates that he was the first African to be ordained into the Presbyterian Church in South Africa.
Location
Location
Mapping
-32.394507, 28.235475
Eastern Cape
- Amathole
- Mnquma
Directions to Site
Located on the R533 on the right side of Road near Gold planning site on the outskirts of Pilgrims Rest when heading towards Lydenburg.
Access details
Accessible through Mnquma local municipality .
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