Save, Rwanda

Save
Town and sector
The Catholic Church in Save
Save Location in Rwanda
Coordinates: 2.546059°S 29.772134°E / -2.546059; 29.772134
Country	Rwanda
Province	Southern Province
District	Gisagara
Area
• Town and sector	41.08 km^2 (15.86 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Town and sector	30,941
• Density	750/km^2 (2,000/sq mi)
• Urban	5,190

Save is a small town and sector in Rwanda. It is located a few miles north of the town of Butare, and in the west of the Gisagara District of Southern Province.[2] There is a church, several schools and a health centre. It is also home to the Mother House of the Benebikira Sisters.

German forces occupied Rwanda in 1897.[3] In 1899 Bishop John Joseph Hirth travelled to that country.[4] There he tried to develop a relationship with King Yuhi Musinga. Hirth gained permission to found the first Catholic missions in Rwanda at Save, Zaza and Nyundo between 1900 and 1901.[5] The first church in Rwanda was built at Save in 1900, a thatched structure. Later it was replaced by a brick building.[6]

References

Citations

1. Citypopulation.de Population and area of Save Sector
2. Gisagara Administrative Map.
3. Sundkler & Steed 2000, p. 597.
4. Adekunle 2007.
5. Adekunle 2007, p. 33.
6. The Church of the Holy Spirit.

Sources

• Adekunle, Julius (2007). Culture and Customs of Rwanda. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-33177-0. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
• "Gisagara Administrative Map" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
• Sundkler, Bengt G. M.; Steed, Christopher (2000). A History of the Church in Africa. Cambridge University Press. p. 597. ISBN 978-0-521-58342-8. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
• "The Church of the Holy Spirit of Save". Access Rwanda Safaris. Retrieved 2013-04-04.