Statue of Mother Mary in the chapel of the catholic church of the shrine of Kibeho in Rwanda, Africa. Place of the apparition of the Virgin Mary. In 1981 the "Virgin Mary", mother of Jesus, appeared for the first time to three young girls. This miracle was recognized by the Vatican Catholic Church in 2003. Since then, Kibeho is a popular pilgrimage site for Catholics, considered as the "Lourdes of Africa".

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