Sainte-Croix, Mauritius

Sainte-Croix is a town in the Port Louis District, Mauritius, an independent island in the Indian Ocean.

A sign in Sainte-Croix marking the tomb of Blessed Jacques Laval

It is most famous for its association with the Roman Catholic beatus Jacques-Désiré Laval, who worked in Sainte-Croix as a missionary from 1841 until his death in 1864. He is now buried at the Church of Sainte-Croix,[1] and is thus a place of pilgrimage for Catholics in Mauritius.

References
  1. "Blessed Jacques Laval". Patron Saints Index. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10.


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