Our Lady of La Vang (Đức Mẹ La Vang), VietnamThis title (feast day November 22nd) stems from a Maria
Our Lady of La Vang (Đức Mẹ La Vang), VietnamThis title (feast day November 22nd) stems from a Marian apparition in 1798, a time when Catholics were persecuted and killed in Vietnam. On June 19th, 1998, Pope John Paul II publicly recognized the importance of Our Lady of La Vang and expressed desire to rebuild the La Vang Basilica in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the first vision. － Archdiocese of Chicago -- source link
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