His fetish priest was Okomfo Anokye ... forest and predicted that one tree would live and become the capital of Ashanti. Hence is derived the name Kumasi (the tree lived); the place in which ...
The tree dates back to the Ashanti Kingdom, part of modern-day Ghana. Local people says the tree grew in the spot where renowned priest Komfo Anokye spat a kola nut on the ground in the early 1700s.
Amos Anti, "Akwamu, Denkyira, Akuapem, and Ashanti in the Lives of Osei Tutu ... Anokye was his adviser and chief priest. Tutu and Anokye, who must be considered together, carried out the ...
Cyprian’s Anglican Church, reflecting his ongoing service as an Anglican priest. The visit highlights both the historic bonds and shared aspirations for deeper collaboration between Seychelles and the ...