Marian devotion
Our Lady of the Merced in Nigeria
Calabar, Nigeria
The merchants took devotion to the Virgin of the Merced to the Cross River region.
Country: Calabar, Nigeria
Type: Advocation / Apparition
In Calabar, Catholics venerate the Virgin of the Merced as a protector of those who are persecuted. Tradition tells that the Virgin released Christian slaves on the Nigerian coast during the slave trade.
The faithful celebrate the Feast of the Merced with processions through the streets of Calabar, carrying candles and singing hymns in the Iberian language.
The Merced frees those in chains, both in the body and in the soul.
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