This is the cave of Makhetha Mantsopa in Lesotho, South Africa.
She was a healer, diviner, rainmaker, and sister to King Moshoeshoe I, the first King of Lesotho in the 1800s.
She performed miracles and prophecies in this cave.
Born around 1795 in Maseru, the capital of the Lesotho, she was famed for her powers by the mid-1800s.
What did she foretell?
That the BaSotho people would defeat UK colonial troops led by Major Warden in 1851.
She also spoke of a distant future of airplanes and cars.
Who visits the cave?
Pilgrims from all over the world — about 10–15 visitors a week.
Why do they visit?
To drink water from the spring at this site, where the waters are sacred and believed to provide cleansing and good fortune.
To pray through her to God.
To leave offerings.
To see the Priory of St Augustine’s, a monastery next to the cave.
See videos and photos below of my visit there.
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