Benôite (Benedicta) Rencurel

Benôite (Benedicta) Rencurel (1647–1718) was a shepherdess from Saint-Étienne-le-Laus, France who saw apparitions from the Virgin Mary beginning from 1664 through 1718. The apparitions became known as Our Lady of Laus and has become the site of thousands of pilgrims a year.. The site gained Vatican approval in May 2008. She was bestowed the title Venerable Servant of God by Pope Pius IX, and was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1984. 
==References==
==External links==
*Laus webpage at Catholic Tradition
Category:Roman Catholic Church in France
Category:Marian apparitions
Category:Visions of Jesus and Mary
Category:Marian shrines
Category:Beatified people
Category:1647 births
Category:1718 deaths
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