Sainte-Croix,_Mauritius

Sainte-Croix, Mauritius

Sainte-Croix, Mauritius

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For other places with the same name, see Sainte-Croix.

Sainte-Croix is a suburb of the capital city, Port Louis, in 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.[citation needed] He is now buried at the Church of Sainte-Croix,[1] and is thus a place of pilgrimage for Catholics in Mauritius.

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

20.15°S 57.525°E / -20.15; 57.525


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