Zaza is a community in Rwanda to the east of
Lake Mugesera
Lake Mugesera is a lake in the Eastern Province, Rwanda.
The lake is in the Central Plateau, southeast of Kigali.
The lake is part of a complex of lakes and wetlands in a flat valley running in a SSE direction, wide. The Nyawarungu River meande ...
and about west of
Kibungo
Kibungo is a town in the Republic of Rwanda. It is the political, administrative and commercial capital of Ngoma District. In 1998, Kibungo became the site of at least four of Rwanda's last 22 executions. All of the convicts were executed for crim ...
.
It is in the
Ngoma District
Ngoma is a district (''akarere'') in Eastern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Kibungo.
Sectors
Ngoma district is divided into 14 sectors
(''imirenge''): Gashanda, Jarama, Karembo, Kazo, Kibungo, Mugesera, Murama, Mutenderi, Remera, Rukira, Ruk ...
of the
Eastern Province of
Rwanda
Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...
.
The
White Fathers
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, caption = Charles Lavigerie
, abbreviation = M.Afr.
, nickname = White Fathers
, formation =
, founder = Archbishop Charles-Martial Allem ...
founded a mission at Zaza in January 1902, where they taught the local people reading, writing and the gospel.
A huge number of local laborers were recruited to assist in building the mission, causing friction with the local notables.
At first, the priests were not particularly selective in baptizing people.
After several hundred had been baptized at Zara, Bishop
John Joseph Hirth
John Joseph Hirth (french: Jean-Joseph Hirth; 26 March 1854 – 6 January 1931) was a Catholic Bishop in German East Africa, known as the founder of the church in Rwanda.
Early years
John Joseph Hirth was born on 26 March 1854 at Spechbach-le- ...
asked them to baptise fewer but of better quality.
Zaza was the birthplace of
Aloys Bigirumwami, the first Rwandan to become a bishop.
Later the
Carmelite sisters founded a monastery at Zara.
They adopted local customs, and in 1967 left the monastery building, built huts in the local style, and began to support themselves through farming.
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Eastern Province, Rwanda
Populated places in Rwanda
White Fathers missions