Marian devotion
Our Lady of Fatima in Tanzania
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
The white fathers missionaries established devotion to Fatima in Tanzania.
Country: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Type: Advocation / Apparition
In Dar es Salaam, the Cathedral of Santa Maria is the center of the Catholic faith. The Tanzanian faithful venerate the Virgin of Fatima with processions and songs in the Suajili language.
Tradition tells that during the struggle for independence, the Tanzanian Catholics prayed the Rosary to the Virgin of Fatima. The Virgin protected them from colonial violence.
Fatima teaches us that prayer can free the oppressed peoples.
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