| Our Lady of Pontmain | |
|---|---|
_Statue_de_la_Vierge_sur_le_parvis_de_la_basilique.jpg) Notre-Dame d'Esperance de Pontmain | |
| Location | Pontmain, France |
| Date | 17 January 1871 |
| Type | Marian apparition |
| Approval | February 2, 1872[1][2] Bishop Casimir Wicart Diocese of Laval |
| Shrine | Basilica of Our Lady of Hope of Pontmain |
| Patronage | Pontmain, France, hope |
Our Lady of Pontmain, also known as Our Lady of Hope, is the title given to the Virgin Mary following her apparition at Pontmain, France on 17 January 1871.
- ^ Hostachy, Victor (1943). L'éloquente apparition de Notre-Dame de La Salette (in French). pp. 18–19. ISBN 9782402275736.
Mgr Wicart, évêque de Laval, portait son jugement, le 2 février 1872, sur le prodige de Pontmain … : «…Nous jugeons que l'Immaculée Vierge Marie, Mère de Diu, a véritablement apparu, le 17 janvier 1871 à Eugène Barbedette, Joseph Barbedette, Françoise Richer et Jeanne-Marie Lebossé, dans le hameau de Pontmain.»
- ^ Lindsey, David Michael (2001-01-31). The Woman and the Dragon: Apparitions of Mary. Pelican Publishing. p. 103.
The apparition of Mary at Pontmain was authenticated by the local bishop on February 2, 1872.