Our Lady of La Vang

Our Lady of La Vang
Statue of Our Lady of La Vang at La Vang Basilica
LocationLa Vang, Vietnam
Date17 August 1798
TypeMarian apparition
ApprovalNot officially recognized by the Holy See
ShrineBasilica of Our Lady of La Vang, Vietnam
PatronageVietnamese Catholics, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế
Feast dayAugust 15
August 27 (Huế Archdiocese) [1]
Church of Our Lady of La Vang, built in 1928 and destroyed in 1972 during the war
Destroyed Church of Our Lady of La Vang today
Statue of Our Lady of La Vang in Áo dài at Phát Diệm Cathedral
External image
image icon 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) refers to a reported Marian apparition at a time when Catholics were persecuted and killed in Vietnam. The Shrine of our Lady of La Vang (Basilica of Our Lady of La Vang) is situated in what is today Hải Phú commune in Hải Lăng District of Quảng Trị Province in Central Vietnam.

  1. ^ Nguyễn, Chí Linh (2019-12-31). "Decision on the Patron Saint of Huế Archdiocese". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huế. Retrieved 2022-02-17.