🏛️ Ilé Axé Asìpá

Ilé Axé Asìpá, also known as the Sociedade Cultural e Religiosa Ilê Axipá, is an Afro-Brazilian terreiro in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It was founded by Descoscoredes Maximiliano dos Santos (1917–2013), commonly known as Maestre Didi, in 1980. Ilé Axé Asìpá is dedicated to the worship of egum or male ancestors, in contrast to Candomblé terreiros dedicated to the worship of orixás, or deities of the Yoruba pantheon. Terreiros dedicated to egum appeared in Brazil in the early 19th century, largely by slaves associated with the city of Oyo in Nigeria. The chief priest in an egum terreiro is known as a Ojé or Babá Ojé. The hierarchy of egum terreiros is strictly patriarchal; unlike Candomblé temples, women are not initiated into leadership roles.