Inside the Portuguese chapel in Malindi along Baobab Beach Road. Thousands of people have for the last five centuries prayed at St Francis Xavier Chapel in Malindi. The chapel was constructed in 1498 after Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama visited Malindi. According to the NMK, the chapel is the first church in Kenya but catholic church leadership in Malindi says it can only be described as a chapel. St Francis Xavier died while on a desolate island in the Bay of Canton, China on December 3, 1552.

Source: Standard Digital March 14, 2022 03:31 UTC