Marian devotion
Our Lady of Ouagadougou
Uagadugú, Burkina Faso
The Burkinese Catholics venerate the Virgin Mary in the country's capital.
In Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, the Cathedral of Santa Maria is the center of the Catholic faith. The spiritual missionaries established devotion in the 19th century.
Faith in the land of the Mossi
Burkina Faso is a country of great cultural diversity. Catholics are a significant minority, about 20% of the population. The Virgin Mary is the mother who protects them.
Tradition tells that the Virgin protected Burkina Faso during the droughts that struck the Sahel. The faithful attribute the rain to the intercession of the Virgin.
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