A sign in Sainte-Croix marking the tomb of Blessed Jacques Laval

Sainte-Croix is a suburb of the capital city, Port Louis, in 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

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

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


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