Marian devotion
Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Assumption
Marian Advocation of Ambaca (National)
Recognized by the Church
It is a Marian pilgrimage center in Ambaca, Angola, dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption. It is recognized among the country's Marian pilgrimage sites. The diocese to which it belongs is not specified.
Main data
Origin and history
It is a Marian pilgrimage center in Ambaca, Angola, dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption. It is recognized among the country's Marian pilgrimage sites. The diocese to which it belongs is not specified.
The image and the sanctuary
There is no record of this. The most that can be stated is its historical importance as a regional sanctuary of the Assumption.
Sponsorship and coronation
It is not available.
Party and devotion
The Assumption of the Virgin Mary is celebrated on August 15, the patron saint's day of the sanctuary.
Link to the Rosary
The Assumption is the fourth glorious mystery of the Rosary. The pilgrimage to Ambaca invites us to contemplate Mary taken up to heaven, the hope of the faithful, sustained by the prayer of the Rosary.
A flower for the Virgin
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