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Kabgayi is 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

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  • Kabgayi est une localité du Rwanda dépendant de Gitarama située dans la Province du Sud, près de Gitarama, à 40 kilomètres au sud-ouest de Kigali. C'est un haut-lieu du catholicisme, archevêché de 1959 à 1976, qui abrite la cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Immaculée-Conception construite en 1923 et un musée. (fr)
  • Kabgayi è una località del Ruanda, nel settore (imirenge) di Muhanga, parte della Provincia Meridionale e del distretto di Muhanga. Il centro fu fondato nel 1905 dai padri bianchi come stazione missionaria. È sede vescovile cattolica e vi sorgono la più antica cattedrale del Ruanda (Notre-Dame de l'Immaculée Conception), un seminario (il Petit Séminaire Saint Léon), scuole e ospedali. (it)
  • Kabgayi es troba al sud de Gitarama al districte de Muhanga, Província del Sud (Ruanda), 40 kilòmetres al sud-oest de Kigali.Es va establir com una missió de l'Església Catòlica en 1905. Es va convertir en el centre del catolicisme a Ruanda i és la s eu de la catedral més antiga del país i dels seminaris catòlics , escoles i un hospital. L'església va recolzar per primera vegada a l'elit governant tutsi, però posteriorment va recolzar la majoria hutu.Durant el genocidi ruandès de 1994, milers de tutsis que s'hi havien refugiat van ser assassinats. Alguns supervivents admiren el coratge de molts sacerdots que els van ajudar durant aquests dies difícils, com el pare Evergiste Rukebesha i molts altres. Posteriorment, alguns hutus inclosos tres bisbes i molts sacerdots van ser assassinats pels (ca)
  • Kabgayi is 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 (en)
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