Arrival of the Holy Ghost Fathers

1845 · Gorée

In 1845, Catholic missionaries of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit arrived on Gorée Island. They opened schools and clinics for the local populations. Their presence laid the foundations of a lasting Catholic Church in Senegal, which today counts several hundred thousand faithful in a predominantly Muslim country.

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