Sainte-Croix, Mauritius

For other places with the same name, see Sainte-Croix.

Sainte-Croix is a suburb of the capital city, Port Louis, in Mauritius, an independent island in the Indian Ocean.

A sign in Sainte-Croix marking the tomb of Blessed Jacques Laval

It is most famous for its association with the Roman Catholic beatus Jacques-Désiré Laval, who worked in Sainte-Croix as a missionary from 1841 until his death in 1864.^{[citation needed]} He is now buried at the Church of Sainte-Croix,^[1] and is thus a place of pilgrimage for Catholics in Mauritius.

This place is mentioned in the popular song "Ki Zot Problem" as being one the famous "ghetto" places of Mauritius along with Roche Bois, Batterie Kase, Cite Barkly and Cite St Clair. ^[2][3]