Our Lady of La Vang
| Our Lady of La Vang | |
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Statue of Our Lady of La Vang at La Vang Basilica | |
| Location | La Vang, Vietnam |
| Date | 17 August 1798 |
| Type | Marian apparition |
| Approval | Not officially recognized by the Holy See |
| Shrine | Basilica of Our Lady of La Vang, Vietnam |
| Patronage | Vietnamese Catholics, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế |
| Feast day | 15 August 27 August (Archdiocese of Huế) |
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| http://www.stripes.com/blogs/archive-photo-of-the-day/archive-photo-of-the-day-1.9717/damaged-cathedral-in-vietnam-1972-1.146467 War damage to Our Lady of La Vang church, July 7, 1972. Source: Stars and Stripes. |
Our Lady of La Vang (Vietnamese: Đức Mẹ La Vang) is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a purported Marian apparition during the persecution of Christians in Vietnam. The namesake shrine is located today in Hải Lăng District of Quảng Trị Province in Central Vietnam.
Pope John XXIII raised her shrine to the status of Minor Basilica via the decree Magno Nos Solacio on 22 August 1961. The decree was signed and notarized by Cardinal Angelo Dell'Acqua.