Banneux () is a village of

Wallonia Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...

in the municipality of

Sprimont Sprimont (; wa, Sprumont) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Dolembreux, Gomzé-Andoumont, Louveigné, Rouvreux, and Sprimont. Other villages: Bann ...

, district of

Louveigné Louveigné ( wa, Lovgné) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sprimont, located in the province of Liège, Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country ...

, located in the province of Liège,

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. It is known because of the reported

Marian apparitions A Marian apparition is a reported supernatural appearance by Mary, the mother of Jesus, or a series of related such appearances during a period of time. In the Catholic Church, in order for a reported appearance to be classified as a Marian ap ...

Our Lady of Banneux Our Lady of Banneux, or Our Lady of the Poor, is the sobriquet given to the Marian apparitions, apparition of the Virgin Mary to Mariette Beco, an adolescent girl living in Banneux, Liège Province, Belgium. Between 15 January and 2 March 1933 Bec ...

, also known as ''Our Lady of the Poor'' to a young girl called Mariette Beco.

Sources

Belgian Tourist Office

External links

Shrine of Our Lady of the Poor at Banneux
Populated places in Liège Province Sprimont {{Liege-geo-stub