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Muxima is a town and
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the municipality of
Quiçama Quiçama (Portuguese spelling), Quissama or Kisama (Bantu spelling) is one of the nine ''municípios'' (city council or municipality) that make up the province of Luanda, as per the new administrative division of the province (the others being, L ...
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Luanda Province Luanda is a province of Angola. It covers an area of 18,835 km2, and had a population of 6,945,386 at the Census of 16 May 2014. The latest official estimate (for 2019) is 8,247,688.Instituto Nacional de Estatístiica, República de Angola. The ...
, Angola. The village, located by Kwanza river, was occupied in 1589 by the Portuguese who erected a church and a fortress in 1599. Muxima means "
heart The heart is a muscular organ in most animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide t ...
" in Kimbundu. It is the site of a Marian shrine. The town is the home of the 16th century Portuguese
Fortress of Muxima The Fortress of Muxima, built of stone and mortar in 1599, is situated in the Bengo Province of Angola next to the Cuanza River. History Founded in 1599, the Fortress of "Muxima" is placed in the district of Muxima on the left bank of the Kwanz ...
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Church

The church ''Nossa Senhora da Conceição'', more well known as '' Nossa Senhora da Muxima'', was first established in colonial
Portuguese Angola Portuguese Angola refers to Angola during the historic period when it was a territory under Portuguese rule in southwestern Africa. In the same context, it was known until 1951 as Portuguese West Africa (officially the State of West Africa). I ...
in 1599. It is a popular pilgrimage destination in Angola, that can receive more than 1 million pilgrims annually. It became a popular pilgrimage site after a suspected Marian apparition in 1833. During a holy mass in October 2013, an act of vandalism caused some reparable damages.


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