Saint-Charles-Borromée Church

One of Gorée's two churches is the Saint-Charles Borromée church, which is located in the heart of the island of Gorée (Senegal) on the route du Chevalier de Boufflers. This church is dedicated to Charles Borromeo, the reforming archbishop of Milan and Italian cardinal, as are other churches in Vienna, Antwerp, and Rome.

The ancient church was torched by soldiers on Christmas Eve in 1799, during the English recapture of the island, and the Catholics of Gorée were left without a church until the construction of this current structure. The signares of Gorée financed it in 1830. Meanwhile, the signare Anna Colas Pépin's house - daughter of Nicolas Pépin and niece of Anne Pépin – serves as a temporary place of worship for the island's Catholics. Weddings and baptisms are held there until the new church is completed.

Every year, the patronal feast of Gorée is celebrated in the church on November 4th, or the following Sunday if it is not a Sunday.

Location: Gorée, Senegal