Marian devotion
Our Lady of Fatima in Kenya
Nairobi, Kenia
The devotion to Fatima spread through Kenya with the spiritual missionaries.
Country: Nairobi, Kenia
Type: Advocation / Apparition
In Nairobi, the Cathedral of Santa Maria has a chapel dedicated to the Virgin of Fatima. The Kenyan faithful celebrate the feast of Fatima with processions and songs in the Swahili language.
Tradition tells that during the Mau Mau rebellion (1952-1960), Kenyan Catholics took refuge in the churches and prayed the Rosary to the Virgin of Fatima. The Virgin protected them from violence.
Fatima is the mother who protects her children in times of war.
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