Save, Rwanda

Save
Save
Coordinates: RW 2°32′46″S 29°46′20″E / 2.546059°S 29.772134°ECoordinates: RW 2°32′46″S 29°46′20″E / 2.546059°S 29.772134°E
Country	Rwanda
Province	Southern Province
District	Gisagara

Save is one of the first Catholic missions in Rwanda. It is a few miles north of the town of Butare, and in the west of the Gisagara District of Southern Province, Rwanda.^[1] There is a church, several schools and a health center.

German forces occupied Rwanda in 1897.^[2] In 1899 Bishop John Joseph Hirth traveled to that country.^[3] There he tried to develop a relationship with King Yuhi Musinga. Hirth gained permission to found the first Catholic missions in Rwanda at Save, Zaza and Nyundo between 1900 and 1901.^[4] The first church in Rwanda was built at Save in 1900, a thatched structure. Later it was replaced by a brick building.^[5]

References

Citations

1. Gisagara Administrative Map.
2. Sundkler & Steed 2000, p. 597.
3. Adekunle 2007.
4. Adekunle 2007, p. 33.
5. The Church of the Holy Spirit.

Sources

• Adekunle, Julius (2007). Culture and Customs of Rwanda. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-33177-0. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
• District.pdf "Gisagara Administrative Map" Check |url= value (help) (PDF). National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
• Sundkler, Bengt G. M.; Steed, Christopher (2000). A History of the Church in Africa. Cambridge University Press. p. 597. ISBN 978-0-521-58342-8. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
• "The Church of the Holy Spirit of Save". Access Rwanda Safaris. Retrieved 2013-04-04.