Our Lady of Africa (title)

Our Lady of Africa
Vintage holy card of Notre Dame d'Afrique, based on the statue in the basilica of the same name in Algiers, Algeria.
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Major shrine	Notre-Dame d'Afrique, Algiers, Algeria, White Fathers, Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa
Feast	April 30
Attributes	Blessed Virgin Mary, crowned with arms outstretched
Patronage	Africa, Algeria, Ceuta

Our Lady of Africa (French: Notre-Dame D'Afrique; Arabic: السيدة الإفريقية), also known as Our Mother of Africa, is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a statue of her as a Black woman, located in the major shrine of Notre-Dame d'Afrique in Algiers, Algeria. The devotion was spearheaded by Bishop Louis-Antoine-Augustin Pavy of Algiers, who established the basilica under that title in 1856.^[1]

The devotion has since gained traction across the African continent, as well as in the African diaspora. Churches under the title have been established around the world, including in the United States.