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.
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.
Blessed Anuarite's tomb
Pray at the center of the Congolese Church's veneration of its beatified martyr.
Dignity and forgiveness
Receive her story through the Church that remembers her fidelity and forgiveness.
A shrine still being built
Read the developing complex as a sign of living national devotion and verify present access.
Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations