Country Angola Province Luanda Province | Time zone WAT (UTC+1) | |
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Weather 26°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 92% Humidity | ||
Muxima is a town and commune in the municipality of Quiçama, Luanda Province, Angola. It was founded in 1599 by the Portuguese. Muxima means "heart" in Kimbundu. It is the site of a Marian shrine.
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.
During a holy mass in October 2013, an act of vandalism caused some reparable damages.
References
Muxima Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA