Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
A major Angolan Marian sanctuary in the Kwanza valley, inseparable from living devotion and the difficult colonial and slave-trade landscape around historic Muxima.
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The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
Muxima is one of Angola's defining Marian pilgrimages. Visit the church as a living place of prayer while also confronting the fortified colonial landscape and histories of enslavement that shaped the settlement.
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Our Lady of Muxima
Join the prayer of generations of Angolan pilgrims before the Marian image.
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National pilgrimage
Verify the annual program and approach the gathering through the local Church.
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Faith, fort, and river history
Read the sanctuary beside the colonial fort and Kwanza River rather than as an isolated devotional site.