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Basilica of Our Lady of La Vang

Vương cung thánh đường Đức Mẹ La Vang · Đức Mẹ La Vang · La Vang Marian Shrine · Our Lady of La Vang Sanctuary

Hải Lăng, Quảng Trị, Vietnam Dedication / Patron Saint: Our Lady of La Vang

Vietnam’s nationally important Catholic Marian pilgrimage sanctuary.

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About Basilica of Our Lady of La Vang

Identity, documented context and sacred significance.

Vietnam’s nationally important Catholic Marian pilgrimage sanctuary. The Holy See refers to La Vang as a national Marian shrine; the shrine church was raised to the rank of minor basilica in 1961. La Vang is a Catholic pilgrimage centre whose reported Marian apparition history must be distinguished from the documented growth and recognition of the sanctuary.

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Place TypeBasilica
Religious TraditionChristianity
Tradition / DenominationCatholic
Dedication / Patron SaintOur Lady of La Vang
LocationHải Lăng, Quảng Trị, Vietnam
CountryVietnam
HeritageNational Marian shrine; minor basilica

Faith, Tradition & Sacred Association

Religious tradition, dedication and sacred associations connected with this place.

Religious TraditionChristianity
Tradition / DenominationCatholic
Dedication / Patron SaintOur Lady of La Vang

History & Sacred Tradition

Documented history, sacred narrative and editorial synthesis are kept visibly separate.

Historical Record

The Holy See refers to La Vang as a national Marian shrine; the shrine church was raised to the rank of minor basilica in 1961.

Sacred Tradition

Catholic devotion associates La Vang with reported appearances of the Virgin Mary to persecuted believers in the late eighteenth century. The reported apparition is a tradition of faith, not a documented historical observation.

Editorial Context

Reported Marian appearances and intercessions belong to Catholic devotional tradition. A basilica title refers to the historic shrine church; wartime destruction and later rebuilding mean it must not be assumed that the 1961 structure survives intact.

Architecture & Sacred Complex

National Marian shrine; minor basilica

Worship & Services

Documented worship, observances and practices where available.

Catholic Mass
Marian devotion
pilgrimage
prayer
Our Lady of La Vang pilgrimage celebrations

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October 15, 2026