The hill of Kabiyet, Queen of Peace
Kabiyet · Valle del Rift · Kenia
A hill in the Rift Valley
Kabiyet is a small hill in Nandi County, in the Rift Valley of Kenya, about 30 km south-east of Eldoret. In 1992, in the context of the ethnic violence in Kenya, a group of faithful began to pray the rosary on the hill for peace. The first stories of extraordinary spiritual experiences soon began.
The sanctuary of Our Lady, Queen of Peace
The shrine of Our Lady, Queen of Peace of Kabiyet was established in the 1990s and was quickly recognized by the Episcopal Conference of Kenya. The place receives pilgrims from all over the country and from East Africa. There are reports of cures and conversions attributed to the intercession of the Virgin.
Kabiyet's devotion is particularly significant in the Kenyan context: in a country marked by ethnic tensions (such as the 2008-2008 post-electoral violence, which left 1,500 dead), the sanctuary is an explicit space for inter-ethnic reconciliation, where Kalenjin, Kikuyu, Luo and other ethnic groups pilgrim together.
Peace as a miracle
Many pilgrims from Kabiyet reported that they came looking for peace and found it: not only peace of heart, but concrete reconciliation with people from other ethnic groups. The Virgin of Kabiyet is specifically invoked as a mediator of peace in family, tribal and political conflicts.
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