Muxima

Muxima

Muxima

Commune and town in Luanda Province, Angola

Muxima is a town and commune in the municipality of Quiçama, Luanda Province, Angola.[2] The village, located by Kwanza river, was occupied in 1589 by the Portuguese who erected a church and a fortress in 1599. Muxima means "heart" in Kimbundu. It is the site of a Marian shrine. The town is the home of the 16th century Portuguese Fortress of Muxima.

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Church

The church Nossa Senhora da Conceição, more well known as Nossa Senhora da Muxima, was first established in colonial Portuguese Angola in 1599.

It is a popular pilgrimage destination in Angola, that can receive more than 1 million pilgrims annually.

It became a popular pilgrimage site after a suspected Marian apparition in 1833.

During a holy mass in October 2013, an act of vandalism caused some reparable damages.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Citypopulation.de Population of provinces and communes in Angola
  2. [2]
    "City councils of Angola". Statoids. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  3. [3]
    "Grupo de vândalos invadiu a Muxima". Jornal de Angola. Retrieved October 28, 2013.


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