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La Vang
Place in Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam
La Vang or Lavang is a location in Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam. It is the site of the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of La Vang (Đức Mẹ La Vang), a Catholic sanctuary, commemorating a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary and her reputed Marian apparition in 1798. The site has been rebuilt on several occasions and is an important site of pilgrimage for Catholics in Vietnam and Overseas Vietnamese diaspora with many parishes bearing the namesake Marian title.