Marian devotion
The Virgin of the Dove in Nigeria
Benin City, Nigeria
The devotion to the Virgin of the Dove was brought by the Portuguese missionaries.
Country: Benin City, Nigeria
Type: Advocation / Apparition
In Benin City, Catholics venerate the Virgin of the Paloma, an advocation brought by the Portuguese in the 16th century. The dove symbolizes the Holy Spirit and peace.
The faithful say that the Virgin of the Dove appeared to a fisherman from the Niger River who was about to drown. She saved him and told him to build a church in that place.
The Virgin's dove brings peace to the villages of the Niger River.
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