Our Lady of Kibeho
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Our Lady of Kibeho (French: Notre-Dame de Kibeho), also known as Our Lady of Sorrows of Kibeho, is a Catholic title of the Mary, mother of Jesus, based on the Marian apparitions reported in the 1980s by several adolescents in Kibeho, south-western Rwanda.[2] The young visionaries were Alphonsine Mumureke, Nathalie Mukamazimpaka and Marie Claire Mukangango.
Our Lady of Kibeho Our Lady of Sorrows of Kibeho | |
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Location | Kibeho, Rwanda, Africa |
Date | The first apparition was 28 November 1981 |
Witness | Alphonsine Mumureke Nathalie Mukamazimpaka Marie Claire Mukangango |
Type | Marian apparition |
Approval | 29 June 2001[1] Bishop Augustin Misago Diocese of Gikongoro |
Shrine | Sanctuary of Our Lady of Kibeho, Rwanda |
Feast day | 28 November |
The Kibeho apparitions apparently communicated various messages to the schoolgirls, including an apocalyptic vision of Rwanda descending into violence and hatred, possibly foretelling the 1994 Rwandan genocide.[3]
In 2001, the local bishop of the Catholic Church officially recognised the visions of three schoolgirls as authentic.[2][4] The Holy See also released the declaration of Bishop Augustin Misago of Gikongoro approving the apparitions.[5]