Welcome to the Village of Mary, Mother of God web service

Village of Mary, Mother of God is the National Marian Shrine located in Subukia 40 km from Nakuru. The Shrine belongs to the Kenya Episcopal Conference and is entrusted to the care of Conventual Franciscan Friars. It is a place of peace, prayer, reconciliation and rest. You are welcome to visit us and spend some time in prayer and meditation. 

The environment is very conducive. The shrine is located on a picturesque hill, surrounded by forest and wrapped in silence. There are also priests available for confession, spiritual direction and Holy Eucharist.

At the foot of the hill you will find a little chapel of Mary Mother of God in which you can spend some time. The new chapel was blessed on 11^th of December 2010 by very Rev. Fr. Laurence Mbogo the Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru.

And if you venture up the hill, you will find another chapel with the statue of Our Lady and the miraculous spring of water. Spend some time there, drink the water and you will come down refreshed both physically and spiritually.

If you are coming as an organized group, please inform in advance the Director of the Shrine, so that we can be of better service to you. 

4th September 2010, at 11.00 am, was a ceremony of “Breaking the Ground". 

The construction of the SHRINE CHURCH has began

The Church (50m in diameter) is designed on the image of the Crown of Mary. It has 12 corners symbolizing 12 stars in Mary's Crown and surrounded by 12 Apostles (pillars of the Church), with capacity of 4500 seats. There are two smaller chapels, two offices and two sacristies. Underground is a smaller church (for 500 people), sacristy three conferences rooms and sanitaria. Total cost of the construction Kshs 198,000,000.