Mvolyé or Mvolye is a neighbourhood of
Yaoundé, Cameroon. Around 1900, during Cameroon's colonial period, the site was part of the lands ruled by
Karl Atangana. Atangana donated part of the area to the German
Pallottine Fathers
The Pallottines officially named the Society of the Catholic Apostolate ( la, Societas Apostolatus Catholici), abbreviated SAC is a Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right for men in the Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1835 by the Roman C ...
, a
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
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missionary group. The
Ewondo people had previously been unable to settle it due to a large rock there. The Fathers built a permanent mission, which opened Central and Eastern Cameroon to Christianisation. Atangana remained chief of the area.
Local culture and heritage
Places and monuments
Basilica Mary Queen of the Apostles of Mvolyé
The basilica is located at the southern exit of
Yaoundé on the hill of Mvolyé.
Basilique Marie-Reine des apôtres de Mvolyé 1.jpg, Front view
Basilique Marie-Reine des apôtres de Mvolyé 2.jpg, Right view
Intérieur Basilique Marie-Reine des apôtres de Mvolyé.jpg, Interior.
File:Mvolye5.jpg, The entrance to Saint Benoit of Mvolyé Catholic Bilingual College
File:Mvolye4.jpg, The entrance to the Saint Paul of Mvolyé printing press
References
* Ifuoleng, Afekefuni Muo (3 November 2005).
Persistently & Consistently Avoiding God in Cameroon (2). ''The Post Online''. Accessed 5 November 2006.
* Nde, Paul
''The Dictionary of African Christian Biography''. Accessed 30 October 2006.
* Ngoh, Victor Julius (1996): ''History of Cameroon Since 1800''. Limbe: Presbook.
Neighbourhoods in Cameroon
Populated places in Cameroon
Yaoundé
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