Popenguine pilgrimage — Our Lady of Black Africa

Depuis 1888 · Popenguine

Since 1888, at every feast of Pentecost, thousands of Catholic pilgrims walk to Popenguine, a seaside village. This sanctuary dedicated to Our Lady of Deliverance is the largest Catholic pilgrimage in West Africa. It gathers faithful from Senegal and the whole sub-region.

Sources

• Popenguine Info — historique du pèlerinage

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