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April 29, 2021 Statue erected in honor of Fr. Francisco Borghero in Ouidah This year Benin is celebrating the one hundred and sixtieth anniversary of the lasting establishment of the Church in its land, then Kingdom of Dahomey. In 2021, it is the challenge of syncretism and sects that the Church has to face in the country. “April 18, Thursday. In the morning, we move up a little to the North to discover the land. … Around noon, we arrive in front of the Whydah (Ouidah) trading post. […] We receive hospitality there until we can find a facility to establish the mission there.” It is with these few lines, hastily recorded in his diary, Fr. Francesco Borghero, religious of the Society of African Missions (SMA), describes the establishment of the Church in Dahomey.

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