KZN: A Photographic Historical Record

Churches, Missions & Monastries

Clairvaux Mission in the Impendle district lies atop a hill overlooking the Mzinga River. The mission was established in 1896, but the church was built in 1914. The church is the only structure remaining, and only traces of the mission foundations remain. The Mission is named after the Cistercian Abbey of Clairvaux in France called Clear Valley or Clairvaux. This was one of the Missions established by Abbot Francis Pfanner at the request of the community.

KZN: A Photographic Historical Record