Our Lady of Sorrows of Masaka

Marian devotion

Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Masaka
Foto: Joyce Nanjobe Kawooya · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Origin and history

Our Lady of Sorrows is the patron saint of Masaka Cathedral (Uganda), one of several Marian cathedrals in the country (along with those in Mbarara and Lugazi). Marian devotion is very strong in Uganda, a land of martyrs, and is also linked to the nearby Kibeho pilgrimage.

Party and devotion

A Marian cathedral of deep devotion in the Catholic heart of Uganda. Devotion is a defining characteristic of its community.

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