Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
The hilltop Marian sanctuary of Notre-Dame du Salut overlooks Oran and welcomed the 2018 beatification of the nineteen Martyrs of Algeria, binding local Marian devotion to the modern Church’s witness.
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The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
Approach Santa Cruz as both Oran’s Marian sanctuary and a national place of modern Catholic memory. The same hill that draws pilgrims to Our Lady also received the beatification of Algeria’s nineteen martyrs.
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Our Lady of Salvation
Join the long Marian devotion associated with the hill and the city below.
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Beatification of the Martyrs of Algeria
Remember the nineteen women and men beatified here in December 2018.
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A sanctuary above Oran
Take in the city and Mediterranean from a place shaped by prayer and public pilgrimage.
Feasts & celebrations
Diocesan pilgrimage to Our Lady of Santa CruzThe date varies; confirm the current diocesan calendar.
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