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The Congo's Catholic Church will build a national shrine in Isiro-Niangara to honor Blessed Marie-Clémentine Anuarite, the first Bantu woman beatified, martyred in 1964.
The National Episcopal Conference of Congo, led by Archbishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu, announced on December 1, 2025, the construction of a national shrine in Isiro-Niangara to honor Blessed Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta, beatified in 1985.
The project, launched during the Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year themed “Pilgrims of Hope,” aims to create a spiritual center and dignified resting place for the Congolese sister martyred in 1964.
Born in 1939, Anuarite, a member of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Kisiangani, was killed resisting a rape attempt by rebel leader Col. Pierre Olombe and forgave her attackers before dying.
Her remains were moved to Isiro Cathedral, where she is recognized as the first Bantu woman beatified in the Catholic Church.
The shrine will serve as a symbol of hope and resilience amid ongoing violence and injustice in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
La Iglesia católica del Congo construirá un santuario nacional en Isiro-Niangara para honrar a la Beata Marie-Clémentine Anuarite, la primera mujer bantú beatificada, martirizada en 1964.