Our Lady of Africa (title)
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our-lady-of-africa-title-206-14433376
title:
Our Lady of Africa (title)
text:
Our Lady of Africa, also known as Our Mother of Africa, is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a statue of her as a Black woman, located in the major shrine of Notre-Dame d'Afrique in Algiers, Algeria. The devotion was spearheaded by Bishop Louis-Antoine-Augustin Pavy of Algiers, who established the basilica under that title in 1856. The devotion has since gained traction across the African continent, as well as in the African diaspora. Churches under the title have been
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Black Catholic Marian devotion
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Africa_(title)
date created:
2023-04-30T14:20:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T21:01:38Z
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