Marian devotion
Our Lady of Tripoli
Tripoli, Libya
The Christians of Libya venerate the Virgin Mary in the country's capital.
In Tripoli, the capital of Libya, the small Christian community venerates the Virgin Mary. The Italian missionaries established devotion during colonization.
Faith in times of conflict
Libya has suffered decades of conflict: the Qaddafi dictatorship, the 2011 civil war and the subsequent war. Christians are a very small minority and have been persecuted.
The Virgin Mary is the mother who comforts Libyan Christians in times of conflict. The faithful pray the Rosary in their homes, knowing that the Virgin listens to them.
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