Our Lady of the Rosary of Quatre Bornes
In the Mauritanian city of Quatre Bornes, on the plateau of Plaines Wilhus, the parish church of Our Lady of the Rosary (Notre-Dame du Rosaire) serves the Catholic community within the diocese of Port-Louis. Its foundation dates back to 1927, on an island where the Catholic faith came with the missionaries and flourished among people of all origins.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The parish of Notre-Dame du Rosaire, registered in the diocese of Port-Louis, has its origin in 1927, and has since gathered under the patronage of the Rosary the faithful of Quatre Bornes.
- It belongs to the only diocese on the island, Port- Louis, famous throughout the Catholic world for keeping the remains of Blessed Jacques- Désiré Laval, apostle of Mauritius.
- The Plaines Wilhems plateau is a land of intense parish life: very close, in Rose Hill, another church honors Our Lady of Lourdes, so that the Rosary and Lourdes shake hands within a few miles.
- May the parish bear the name of the Rosary say much of the Marian piety of the Mauritanian: the simple prayer of the accounts, prayed in Creole, French and other languages of the island.
Our Lady of the Rosary
In Quatre Bornes, the Virgin is honored under the title of the Rosary in her parish church of 1927, within the diocese of Port-Louis. An island community that prays to Mary with the prayer that gives name to her temple.
"Our Lady of the Rosary, Queen of Mauritius, teach us to pray with you the mysteries of your Son.
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