Sainte-Croix, Mauritius

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

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

^ "Blessed Jacques Laval". Patron Saints Index. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

20°09′00″S 57°31′30″E / 20.15°S 57.525°E / -20.15; 57.525

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[1] "Blessed Jacques Laval". Patron Saints Index. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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