Marian devotion
Our Lady of the Perpetual Relief of Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Haitian Catholics venerate the Virgin Mary as the protector of the country.
In Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption is the center of the Catholic faith. The French missionaries established devotion in the 17th century.
Faith in the poorest country in America
Haiti is the poorest country in America. Catholics are the majority of the population. The Virgin Mary is the mother who comforts them in poverty and natural disasters.
Tradition tells that the Virgin protected Haiti during the 2010 earthquake. The faithful believe that the Virgin guides and protects them in times of difficulty.
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