Kabgayi

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Kabgayi

Coordinates-2.10°, 29.75°

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Overview

Kabgayi is located just south of Gitarama in Muhanga District, Southern Province, Rwanda, 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Kigali. It was established as a Catholic Church mission in 1905. It became the center for the Roman Catholic Church in Rwanda and is the site of the oldest cathedral in the country and of Catholic seminaries, schools and a hospital. The church at first supported the Tutsi ruling elite, but later backed the Hutu majority. During the 1994 Rwandan genocide thousands of Tutsis who had taken refuge here were killed. Some survivors admire the courage of many priests who helped them during those difficult days, like Father Evergiste RUKEBESHA and many others. Later, some Hutus including three bishops and many priests were killed by the rebels RPF soldiers. A mass grave beside the hospital is marked by a memorial. Inside the Basilica are kept the bodies of the three bishops killed by FPR rebels. Two of them were refused by the Rwandan government to be transferred in their own cathedrals.

Geography

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Wildlife & biodiversity

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Earthquake history

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Nearby places in Southern

• Musambira
  7.3 mi away
• Impuyaho
  7.6 mi away
• Bulinga
  7.8 mi away
• Rugendabari
  11.8 mi away
• Kamonyi
  12.5 mi away
• Rutansinda
  12.5 mi away
• Nyabinyenga
  15.4 mi away
• Gasoro
  15.6 mi away
• Ruyenzi
  18.6 mi away
• Kaduha
  22 mi away
• Karaba
  24.9 mi away
• Kiruhura
  25.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

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