Our Lady of Akita was a Marian apparition reported in 1973 by Sister Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa in Akita, Japan. Sister Agnes was a Japanese nun at the Institute of Handmaids of the Holy Eucharist in Akita. She experienced health problems, including deafness. On June 12, 1973, Sister Agnes saw luminous beings around the altar in…

Our lady of Šiluva was a Marian apparition that occurred in the early 17th century in Šiluva, Lithuania. In the 16th century, the Protestant Reformation spread across Europe, and Lithuania was not untouched by these religious changes. Many Catholic lands were seized, and some of the population converted to Calvinism. In 1608, shepherds in the…

Our Lady of Banneux, or Our Lady of the Poor, refers to a set of Marian apparitions that took place in Banneux, Belgium, in 1933. Mariette Beco was a 12-year-old girl from a working-class family, and she was not particularly religious at the time of the apparitions. Between January 15 and March 2, 1933, Beco…

Our Lady of Beauraing was a series of apparitions that took place in Beauraing, Belgium, between November 29, 1932, and January 3, 1933. These apparitions were witnessed primarily by five children from local families. The five children who reported seeing the apparitions were: Fernande Voisin, 15, Gilberte Voisin, 13, Albert Voisin, 11, Andrée Degeimbre, 14,…

Our Lady of Knock was a set of apparitions that took place in 1879, is the small village of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland. This is one of the more unique Marian apparitions since it was viewed by a group of villagers rather than a single visionary. The late 19th century was a time of economic…

Our Lady of Gietrzwałd was a set of Marian apparitions that took place in Gietrzwałd, Poland, in 1877. Gietrzwałd was a small village in Warmia, a region of Poland then under Prussian rule. The apparitions took place during a time of political and cultural tension, as the Prussian government attempted to Germanize the Polish population.…

In 1871, France was in the midst of a war with Prussia. The situation was dire, and many feared the Prussian army would soon occupy the region. On the evening of January 17, 1871, four children – Eugène Barbedette (12 years old), his brother Joseph (10), and two young girls, Françoise Richer (11) and Jeanne-Marie…

Our Lady of La Salette was a Marian apparition that occurred on September 19, 1846, in La Salette-Fallavaux, France. Two young shepherd children, Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud, saw a “beautiful lady” bathed in a brilliant light on a mountain near the village. She was seated and weeping, and entrusted the children with a message…

Our Lady of the Pillar, or Nuestra Señora del Pilar, was a Marian apparition in Zaragoza, Spain. The tradition surrounding Our Lady of the Pillar is one of the oldest Marian devotions in the Catholic Church. Around 40 AD, not long after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the apostles scattered and preached the…

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal began in Paris, France, in 1830, with apparitions appearing to St. Catherine Labouré, a novice of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. On July 18,1830, St. Catherine experienced her first vision in the chapel of the motherhouse of the Daughters of Charity. She was awakened by…