Saint-Étienne-le-Laus
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Saint-Étienne-le-Laus is a commune
in the Hautes-Alpes
department in southeastern France
.
Besides being a popular vacation spot, the region is probably best known for the lengthy series of Marian apparitions
which are said to have occurred there between 1664 and 1718, reported by shepherd Benoite Rencurel The apparitions were officially recognized by the diocesan authority of the Roman Catholic Church
on September 18, 1665.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes is a department in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range.- History :Hautes-Alpes is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
department in southeastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Besides being a popular vacation spot, the region is probably best known for the lengthy series of Marian apparitions
Marian apparitions
A Marian apparition is an event in which the Blessed Virgin Mary is believed to have supernaturally appeared to one or more people. They are often given names based on the town in which they were reported, or on the sobriquet which was given to Mary on the occasion of the apparition...
which are said to have occurred there between 1664 and 1718, reported by shepherd Benoite Rencurel The apparitions were officially recognized by the diocesan authority of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
on September 18, 1665.