Apparitions mariales de Querrien, Marian apparition site in La Prénessaye, Côtes-d'Armor, France.
The sanctuary of Querrien houses the chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Toute-Aide, built following the reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary to a young deaf-mute shepherdess in 1652.
Jeanne Courtel, a twelve-year-old shepherdess born deaf and mute, reportedly regained her hearing and speech after witnessing the Virgin Mary on August 15, 1652.
Known as the 'little Lourdes of Brittany', this sanctuary attracts between 70,000 and 100,000 pilgrims annually, especially during the major pardons on August 15 and September.
The sanctuary remains open year-round with regular masses and religious activities, managed by a small community of three nuns who maintain the prayer spaces.
Querrien represents the only recognized Marian apparition site in Brittany, where a thousand-year-old wooden statue was allegedly discovered buried in Saint-Gall's pond following the vision.
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