Benoîte Rencurel
French shepherdess and visionary (1647–1718) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Benoîte Rencurel (1647–1718) was a shepherdess from Saint-Étienne-le-Laus, France who is said to have seen apparitions from the Virgin Mary from 1664 to 1718. Also she is said to have borne stigmata.[1] The apparitions became known as Our Lady of Laus, and the site receives thousands of pilgrim visits a year. On 4 May 2008, Bishop Jean-Michel di Falco of the Diocese of Gap officially recognized the apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Benoite Rencurel at the Sanctuary of Laus in the area of Hautes-Alpes, France.
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Born | (1647-09-16)16 September 1647 Saint-Étienne-le-Laus, France |
Died | 25 December 1718(1718-12-25) (aged 71) |
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