Father Laval

Shrine of Père Laval

This sanctuary of the Franciscan Catholics and missionaries Père Jacques-Désiré Laval is something like a Lourdes of the Indian Ocean, with many wonders ascribed to the sceneries here. In his 23 years in Mauritius, Père Laval has converted 67,000 Christians. You can get here by taking the Cité La Cure or Père Laval buses from Immigration Sq terminal.

The Père Laval is a favourite character among Mauritians of all faiths. Note the colored cast image of the preacher on the grave - it was smoothed by wondrous people. At the same building there is a large contemporary cathedral and a store with a constant display of Père Laval's robes, mitres, covers and photos.

Pilgrimage Père Laval Mauritius

During September, in Sainte Croix, Port Louis, there will be an influx of pilgrims of all denominations to the Sanctuary of Father Jacques Désiré Laval, a nineteenth c. missionsary. You can almost get a look at Lourdes in the enthusiasm of the multitude who ascribe wondrous curative power to this sacred man. This sanctuary of the Franciscan Catholics and missionaries Père Jacques-Désiré Laval is something like a Lourdes of the Indian Ocean, with many wonders ascribed to the sceneries here.

In his 23 years in Mauritius, Père Laval has converted 67,000 Christians. You can get here by taking the Cité La Cure or Père Laval buses from Immigration Sq terminal.

Sire Laval - Celebrations in Mauritius

During the whole of September, but especially on 9 September, the day of the deaths of Father Jacques Desire Laval (known here as Père Laval), the priests gathered at the tomb of the Reverend in Ste Croix. Laval was borne in France in 1803 and grew up in a severe spiritual environment, where he qualified as a physician before becoming a clergyman.

He came to Mauritius as a missionsary in 1841 and transformed tens of thousands of recently liberated servants into Catholics and became known as the Black Apostles. Acknowledged by the Vatican and revered by adherents of all denominations, he is considered the "national saint" of Mauritius, who ascribes wonderful curative properties to his name.

Mauritius is now a Commonwealth country with 1.2 million inhabitants.