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Santa Rita Colony in [[Bolivia|Bolivia]] is also referred to as Paurito, and is located 35 km (20 miles) southeast of Santa Cruz, 6 km south of the town of Pauritos. The colony was established in 1967 by a group of [[Old Colony Mennonites|Old Colony Mennonites]] from [[Mexico|Mexico]] with minister Ben Penner as their spiritual leader. It had 482 baptized members and a total population of 1,505 in 1986. | Santa Rita Colony in [[Bolivia|Bolivia]] is also referred to as Paurito, and is located 35 km (20 miles) southeast of Santa Cruz, 6 km south of the town of Pauritos. The colony was established in 1967 by a group of [[Old Colony Mennonites|Old Colony Mennonites]] from [[Mexico|Mexico]] with minister Ben Penner as their spiritual leader. It had 482 baptized members and a total population of 1,505 in 1986. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:40, 28 June 2023
Santa Rita Colony in Bolivia is also referred to as Paurito, and is located 35 km (20 miles) southeast of Santa Cruz, 6 km south of the town of Pauritos. The colony was established in 1967 by a group of Old Colony Mennonites from Mexico with minister Ben Penner as their spiritual leader. It had 482 baptized members and a total population of 1,505 in 1986.
| Author(s) | Isbrand Hiebert |
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| Date Published | 1989 |
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Hiebert, Isbrand. "Santa Rita Colony (Bolivia)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1989. Web. 1 May 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Santa_Rita_Colony_(Bolivia)&oldid=175992.
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Hiebert, Isbrand. (1989). Santa Rita Colony (Bolivia). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 1 May 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Santa_Rita_Colony_(Bolivia)&oldid=175992.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 5, pp. 788, 790. All rights reserved.
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