Benoîte Rencurel
French shepherdess and Marian visionary
Who they were
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. 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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The miracles
The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
Benoîte Rencurel has been declared Venerable; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Shrine of Notre-Dame du Laus: Venerable Benoite Rencurel.
- santiebeati.it - Venerabile Benoite Rencurel (Benedetta del Laus) — Saint-Etienne d'Avancon 17 September 1647 - Laus 28 December 1718; Dominican tertiary and visionary of Notre-Dame du Laus, declared Venerable.
- Wikidata Q529264 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Benoîte Rencurel (CC BY-SA)
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