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Background
Catholic places of interest in Vietnam
Basilica of Our Lady of La Vang
In 1798, many Christians took refuge in the Vietnamese jungle and prepared themselves for martyrdom. At night, they often gathered in small groups to pray the rosary. Unexpectedly, one night they were visited by an apparition of Our Blessed Mother in a long cape, holding a child in her arms, with two angels at her sides. She comforted them and told them to boil the leaves from the surrounding trees to use as medicine....