Our Lady of Africa
Missionaries of Africa and the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa identify April 30 as the feast/patronal feast of Our Lady of Africa.
Date and recurrence
30 April
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Catholic / Missionaries of Africa and Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa patronal feast. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
- Missionaries of Africa — Origins of Our Lady of AfricaReligious Community Primary
- Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa — patronal feastReligious Community Primary
Frequently asked questions
When is Our Lady of Africa?
30 April The stored recurrence guidance is: 30 April.
Does Our Lady of Africa fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Our Lady of Africa an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Catholic / Missionaries of Africa and Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa patronal feast. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Our Lady of Africa?
The stored designation basis is: Missionaries of Africa and the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa identify April 30 as the feast/patronal feast of Our Lady of Africa.. Supporting provenance includes Missionaries of Africa — Origins of Our Lady of Africa. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Our Lady of Africa international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Catholic / Missionaries of Africa and Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa patronal feast. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.
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These records also resolve to April 30, 2027 under the current authority data.
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