Marian devotion
Our Lady of Lourdes in Tanzania
Arusha, Tanzania
The French missionaries established devotion to Lourdes near the Kilimanjaro.
Country: Arusha, Tanzania
Type: Advocation / Apparition
In Arusha, Catholics venerate the Virgin of Lourdes in a chapel overlooking the Kilimanjaro. The faithful believe that the Virgin protects those who climb the mountain.
The guides of the Kilimanjaro say that sometimes they see a bright light on the top when the fog is dense. Catholics interpret that as the presence of the Virgin.
The Virgin of Lourdes shines at the top of the Kilimanjaro.
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