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Our Lady of Maseru

Maseru, Lesoto

The Lesotan Catholics venerate the Virgin Mary in the country's capital.

Place: Maseru, Lesoto
Type: Advocation / Sanctuary

In Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, the Cathedral of Santa Maria is the center of the Catholic faith. The Oblate missionaries established devotion in the 19th century.

Faith in the mountain kingdom

Lesoto es un reino enclavado en Sudáfrica, conocido como el «reino de montaña». Los católicos son una minoría significativa, alrededor del 45% de la población. La Virgen María es la madre que los protege en las montañas.

Tradition tells that the Virgin protects the Lesotian Catholics from the frost that floats the mountains. The faithful pray the Rosary before winter, asking for the protection of the Virgin.

The Virgin of Maseru protects Christians in the mountain kingdom.

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