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Saint Tomb · Democratic Republic of the Congo

National Shrine of Blessed Anuarite

Isiro, Haut-Uélé, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Blessed Anuarite NengapetaConstruction in ProgressMartyrNational ShrineSaint TombCatholic Africa: Mary and the Martyrs collectionWhere Saints Rest collectionNational Catholic shrine and pilgrimage associated with a beatified martyr; expanded shrine construction launched by the Congolese bishops

Why pilgrims come

A sacred place worth the journey.

The Congolese national pilgrimage center honoring Blessed Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta, a religious sister killed in 1964 while resisting sexual violence; major shrine construction is active.

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The pilgrim’s guide

What makes this visit meaningful

Isiro preserves the witness of Blessed Anuarite as a Congolese woman religious and martyr. Center the visit on her fidelity, dignity, forgiveness, and the local Church that carries her memory—not on sensational retelling of her death.

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Blessed Anuarite's tomb

Pray at the center of the Congolese Church's veneration of its beatified martyr.

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Dignity and forgiveness

Receive her story through the Church that remembers her fidelity and forgiveness.

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A shrine still being built

Read the developing complex as a sign of living national devotion and verify present access.

Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations

Feast of Blessed Anuarite NengapetaThe national pilgrimage program and construction-related access should be verified each year.