Marian devotion
Our Lady of Lourdes in Madagascar
Toamasina, Madagascar
The French missionaries established devotion to Lourdes on the east coast.
Country: Toamasina, Madagascar
Type: Advocation / Apparition
In Toamasina, Catholics venerate the Virgin of Lourdes in a chapel by the Indian Ocean. The faithful believe that the Virgin protects Malagasy sailors.
Tradition tells that the Virgin of Lourdes appeared on the beach of Toamasina to guide some fishermen who had been lost in a storm.
The Virgin of Lourdes guides the Indian sailors.
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