Case file · Apparition / miracle
Our Lady of Pontmain
On 17 January 1871, as Prussian troops approached, children in Pontmain (Mayenne) saw a woman in a blue robe with stars in the sky; adults saw only three stars.
1871 CE · 48.43, -1.06 · status: account
The account
A message 'Mais priez mes enfants' appeared on a banner. The Prussians halted at Laval the same night. The bishop approved the apparition in 1872.