Lala
Monument where the Virgin Mary appeared to two children
This monument is in 1 of the small streets that links the boardwalk with Front Street, at the doors of the Church of St. Martin of Tours. It mimiks the appearance of the Virgin to 2 shepherd kids, Melanie and Maximin La Salette in the year 1846. According to legend, the Virgin was crying because mankind was committing 2 sins: Profanity and working on Sundays. The Virgin predicted it would continue this way, on earth there would be a horrible famine and all the crops would spoil, 2 children asked to spread the message. As expected, people did not believe them, so the Virgin gave rise to a fountain at the site of the apparition.
This monument was blessed by Bishop Ellis Willen in the year 1994. La Salette is one of the apparitions that has been approved by the Catholic Church in the 19th century.
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