Marian devotion
Our Lady of Fatima in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
The white fathers missionaries took the devotion to Fatima to Uganda.
Country: Kampala, Uganda
Type: Advocation / Apparition
In Kampala, the Cathedral of Santa Maria is the center of the Catholic faith. The Ugandan faithful venerate the Virgin of Fatima with traditional processions and dances.
Tradition tells that during the Idi Amin dictatorship, Ugandan Catholics took refuge in devotion to the Virgin of Fatima. She protected them from persecution.
Fatima is the mother who protects the persecuted.
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