Our Lady of Laus
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Our Lady of Laus, or Refuge of Sinners, denotes Marian apparitions that took place between 1664 and 1718 in Saint-Étienne-le-Laus, France, to Benoîte Rencurel, a young shepherdess. On 23 May 1855, Pop
Painting with the apparition of Our Lady of Laus to Benoîte Rencurel
The Monument of Pindreau, in Saint-Étienne-le-Laus, depicting the apparition of the Virgin Mary to Benoîte Rencurel.
Inmaculada Concepción de Aranjuez
Vierge en oraison
Saint Maurice
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Maurice was an Egyptian military leader who headed the legendary Theban Legion of Rome in the 3rd century, and is one of the favourite and most widely venerated saints of that martyred group. He is th
Our Lady of Laus
…In May 1664, after hearing a sermon from her parish priest, the seventeen-year-old Benoîte felt a deep desire to meet the Virgin Mary. Soon after, Saint Maurice, a third century martyr who was greatly honored in Laus, appeared to her near a nearby chapel in ruins, dedicated to Saint Maurice. He told her that…
Coptic icon of St.Maurice and Theban Legion
The dying Saint Maurice, detail of a stained-glass by Józef Mehoffer, 1898–1899, Fribourg Cathedral
Saint Maurice (center) by Matthias Grünewald c. 16th century
Saint Mauritius on the wall behind one of the statues of the grave of King Frederik II in Roskilde Cathedral.