Benoîte Rencurel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French shepherdess and Marian visionary
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Place of Birth: Saint-Étienne-le-Laus, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
About Benoîte Rencurel
- 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.
- 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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