Marian devotion
Our Lady of Lourdes in South Africa
Cape Town, Sudáfrica
The French missionaries established devotion to Lourdes in the Cape of Good Hope.
Country: Cape Town, Sudáfrica
Type: Advocation / Apparition
In Cape Town, the Cathedral of Santa Maria has a replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in its garden. The faithful go there to pray and to collect holy water.
South African Catholics say that the Virgin of Lourdes appeared in the fog of the Cape of Good Hope to guide some sailors who had been lost.
The Virgin of Lourdes guides those who sail the world's seas.
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