Marian devotion
Our Lady of Djibouti
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Djibouti Catholics venerate the Virgin Mary in the country's capital.
In Djibouti, the country's capital, the Catholic church is a space of prayer for the small Christian community. The spiritual missionaries established devotion in the 19th century.
Faith in the Horn of Africa
Djibouti is a small country in the Horn of Africa. Catholics are a very small minority, but their faith is deep. The Virgin Mary is the mother who protects them.
Tradition tells that the Virgin protects Christians in Djibouti, a country where Islam is the majority religion. The faithful pray the Rosary in their homes, knowing that the Virgin listens to them.
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