Ngô Văn Chiêu

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Ngô Văn Chiêu (born February 28, 1878 in Saigon , † April 18, 1932 in Tiền Giang ) is considered the founder of Caodaism . He learned the revelation of the god Cao Đài on December 25, 1925 and was the only Cao Đài pope in Vietnam to date .

literature

  • Nguyen Huyen-Anh: Viet-Nam danh-nhan tu-dien. Nhà Sách Khai-Trí, Saigon 1967
  • Danny J. Whitfield: Historical and cultural dictionary of Vietnam (= Historical and Cultural Dictionaries of Asia, Volume 7). Scarecrow Press, Metuchen 1976
  • Louis Frédéric: Encyclopaedia of Asian Civilizations. Vol. 6-7, Frédéric [et al.], Paris 1984
personal data
SURNAME Ngô Văn Chiêu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Founder of religion and Cao Đài pope
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Saigon
DATE OF DEATH April 18, 1932
Place of death Tiền Giang