Notable Marian apparitions that have been deemed worthy of belief by the Vatican include the appearances of Our Lady of Guadalupe to St. Juan Diego in Mexico in 1531, those of Our Lady of Lourdes to St. Bernadette Soubirous in France in 1858, those of Our Lady of Fátima to three children in Portugal in 1917, and those of Our Lady of Kibeho to three girls in Rwanda between 1981 and 1989.
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