2019年9月28日 · Popularly referred to as the ‘Travellers Chapel’, it measures 15 by 8FT – certainly smaller than Our Lady of the Pines at 24 by 12FT. However, there is no doubt that Mai Mahiu is the smallest church in Kenya and Africa. Mai Mahiu, nicknamed ‘Msikiti’, Swahili for a mosque, only seats twelve congregants during mass.

The remarkable Mai Mahiu Catholic Church, often referred to as the smallest church in Kenya, offers a thought-provoking experience that transcends its petite size. This charming place of worship, built by Italian prisoners of war in 1942, is steeped in history and offers visitors a …

2024年3月18日 · MAI MAHIU, Kenya — Sitting snugly at the start of the escarpment taking visitors up from the floor of the Great Rift Valley, some 33 miles (53 kilometers) from Nairobi, is Mai Mahiu Catholic Church, otherwise known as the “Travelers’ Chapel.” Older generations call the place as “Msikiti,” which means mosque.

2023年12月11日 · A huge tree, said to be 80 years old, stands in the grounds of the smallest Catholic church, its canopy adding to the beauty and providing much-needed shade when the sun rises and scorches the semi-arid region.

But Mai Mahiu is without a doubt the smallest church in Kenya and all of Africa. Mai Mahiu, which is sometimes called “Msikiti,” which is Swahili for “mosque,” can only hold twelve people for mass. Truck drivers from Mombasa who are going to central African countries that can’t be reached by land can’t avoid stopping here.

2022年11月4日 · Italians built Kenya's smallest church, also known as the Travelers' Chapel, located along the Mai Mahiu-Naivasha highway in Nakuru in 1942 during World War II. Over the years, the small architectural masterpiece measuring approximately 15 by 8 feet has been a key tourist attraction for travellers using the route.

2023年1月5日 · Regarded as one of the smallest church buildings in Kenya and arguably in the whole African continent, the chapel often referred to as “Travelers Chapel” in Mai Mahiu measures 15 by 8feet, accommodating only about 12 people at a go on four benches, but boasts of a rich history and culture fused with Italian architectural heritage.

2016年6月26日 · Listed as the smallest church in Kenya (and possibly Africa), the “Travelers’ Chapel” which is commonly referred to by its alias ‘Msikiti – mosque’ by the locals sits pretty along the Mai Mahiu-Naivasha highway.

2024年1月16日 · Built by the Italian Prisoners of War interned in Kenya during the Second World War, who were made to build the Limuru – Maai Mahiu – Naivasha road in 1942-1944, this tiny catholic church which is also the smallest church in East Africa and a gazetted national monument with many Latin phrases and paintings encrypted on the internal walls ...

The Roman Catholic Church in Kenya is composed of 4 Metropolitans and 22 suffragan dioceses. Catholic-Hierarchy entry.