# Isaiah Shembe

> Isaiah Mloyiswa Mdliwamafa Shembe, was a prophet and the founder of the Ibandla lamaNazaretha, South Africa, which was one of the largest African-initiated churches in Africa during his lifetime. Shembe started his religious career as an itinerant evangelist and faith healer in 1910. Within ten years, he had built up a large following in Natal with dozens of congregations across the province. The chronology remains one of the biggest churches to date, and there is a rapid emergence of organized congregations and seminary events across the nine provinces of South Africa.

*Zulu religious leader and founder of the Nazareth Baptist Church*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/isaiah-shembe

## Identity
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1867
- **Died:** 1935-05-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1673692)

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