Mary Queen of Peace (Rose-Hill)

Advocación mariana de Rose-Hill (Beau-Bassin–Rose-Hill) (Diócesis de Port-Louis)
✔ Recognized by the Church

In Rose Hill, in the center of Mauritius, there is a parish dedicated to Marie Reine de la Paz (Mary Queen of Peace), distinct from the large national shrine of the same name in Port Louis. Several diocesan chronicles mention it as an important parish in the central region. The exact date of its establishment as a parish and a detailed account of the arrival of its image are not found in the available sources.

Main data

Origin and history

In Rose Hill, in the center of Mauritius, there is a parish dedicated to Marie Reine de la Paz (Mary Queen of Peace), distinct from the large national shrine of the same name in Port Louis. Several diocesan chronicles mention it as an important parish in the central region. The exact date of its establishment as a parish and a detailed account of the arrival of its image are not found in the available sources.

The image and the sanctuary

It is a place of intense Marian devotion within the Diocese of Port-Louis. Specific information about the church and its image is fragmentary and not detailed in any official public record.

Patronage and coronation

Diocesan parish with a fully recognized devotion. There is no record of a canonical coronation or a formally declared civil patronage.

Celebration and devotion

The feast is associated with the invocation of Mary Queen of Peace; its specific local date is unknown. Oral testimonies abound, collected in homilies and pastoral notes, regarding graces received and conversions attributed to prayer to the Queen of Peace, although without precise and verifiable descriptions.

Link with the Rosary

Under the title of Queen of Peace, the community turns to Mary with the Rosary imploring peace for families and for the multi-ethnic society of Mauritius, making this prayer the daily channel of their filial trust.