From the time of Adam, God has spoken to His saints and prophets through visions, dreams, and inner voices . . . .

Miraculous events are common in the worlds of the Old and New Testaments, and the lives of the saints are marked by supernatural intervention. In our time, the Eternal Father seems to also be grabbing ordinary people from our midst to use as His mouthpiec es. He is calling us to honor the covenant He made with us so that His "will be done on earth as it is in Heaven."

The last century-and-a-half has seen numerous accounts of appearances of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Jesus, Himself, is said to speak to a few of the seers. Some of the apparitions have received official approval by the Roman Catholic Church. Common threads running through all the messages are: Jesus has been offended by the multiplication o f sins against His Sacred Heart; and Mary exhorts humanity to prayer and repentance and an increased devotion to the sacraments, especi ally the Eucharist and Confession. A simple message, but the alternative, we are warned, is a great chastisement which will befall mankind.

Apparitions	Approval Codes	Links	References	Credits

MAJOR APPARITIONS OF JESUS AND MARY

YEAR	LOCATION	VISIONARIES & Approval Codes
1347	SIENA, Italy	St. Catherine
1531	GUADALUPE, Mexico	Juan Diego
1600s	Agreda, Spain	St. Mary of Agreda
1830	RUE DU BAC, France	Catherine Laboure
1836	OL of Victories, Paris	Father Genettes
1840	Blangy, France	Sister Justine Bisqueyburu
1846	LA SALETTE, France	Melanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud
1858	LOURDES, France	Bernadette Soubirous
1871	PONTMAIN, France	Eugene and Joseph Barbadette
1876	Pellevoisin, France	Estelle Faguette
1878	CORATO, Italy	Luisa Piccarreta
1879	KNOCK, Ireland	15 people
1884	ROME, Italy	Pope Leo XIII
1904	POLAND	St. Maximilian Kolbe
1917	FATIMA, Portugal	Lucia, Francisco, & Jacinta
1918	SAN GIOVANNI, Italy	Padre Pio
1920	Verdun, Quebec, Canada	Emma Blanche Curotte
1920s	Millbury, MA USA	EILEEN GEORGE
1922	Montreal, Canada	Georgette Faniel (stigmatist)
1925	Tuy, Spain	Sister Lucia
1932	BEAURAING, Blegium	5 Voisin & Degeimbre children
1933	BANNEAUX, Belgium	Mariette Beco
1937	POLAND	Blessed Faustina
1945	AMSTERDAM, Holland	Ida Peerdeman
1947	Montichiari, Italy	Pierina Gilli
1947	Tre Fontane, Rome	Bruno Cornacchiola
1948	Lipa, Philippines	Novice Teresita
1952	India	Fr. Louis M. Shouriah, S.J.
1954	Seredne, Ukraine	Anna
1954	Ohio, USA	Sister Mildred Neuzil
1961	GARABANDAL, Spain	Four girls
1964	San Damiano, Italy	Mama Rosa Quattrini
1968	Italy	Mama Carmela Carabelli
1968	ZEITUN, Egypt	Thousands **
1970s	BAYSIDE, New York	Veronica Leukin
1970	Vladimir Prison, RUSSIA	Josyp Terelya
1971	ROME, Italy	Marisa Rossi
1972	MILAN, Italy	Fr. Stefano Gobbi
1973	AKITA, Japan	Sister Agnes Sasagawa
1974	Ninh Loi, Vietnam	Stephen Ho Ngoc Ahn
1976	BETANIA, Venezuela	Maria Esperanza (stigmatist) & Others
1980	El Escorial, Spain	Amparo Cuevas
1980	CUAPA, Nicaragua	Edward Bernardo Martinez
1981	MEDJUGORJE, Bosnia-Herzegovina	Six young people
1981	KIBEHO, Rwanda, Africa	Six girls and one boy
1982	DAMASCUS, Syria	Myrna Nazzour (stigmatist)
1983?	Australia	Debra
1983	San Nicolas, Argentina	Gladys Quiroga de Motta
1985	Ballinspittle, Ireland	Two O'Mahony women
1985	Carns Grotto, Ireland	Four girls
1985	Oliveto Citra, Italy	Children and many people
1985	NAJU, Korea	Julia Kim (stigmatist)
1985	Switzerland	VASSULA RYDEN
1985	CLEVELAND, Ohio USA	Maureen Sweeney
1985	Ohlau,	Casimierz Domanski
1986	MANILA, Philippines	numerous soldiers
1987	Terra Blanca, Mexico	Three children
1987	Bessbrook, N.Ireland	Beulah Lynch & mark Trenor
1987	Ukraine	Josyp Terelya, Maria Kizyn & thousands
1987	Inchigeela, Ireland	Sally Ann & Judy Considine
1987	Ecuador	Patricia (Pachi) Talbott
1987	ROME	Sr. Anna Ali
1987	CONYERS, GA, USA	Nancy Fowler
1987	MIDWEST, USA	Mariamante
1988	Cortnadreha, Ireland	Christine Gallagher
1988	PHOENIX, AZ, USA	Estela Ruiz
1988	SCOTTSDALE, AZ, USA	Nine young people and Fr. Jack Spaulding
1989	Canada	Zdenko "Jim" Singer
1989	Marlboro, New Jersey	Joseph Januszkiewicz
1990	DENVER, Colorado	Theresa Lopez & Veronica Garcia
1990	HILLSIDE , Illinois USA	Joseph Reinholtz
1990	Litmanova,Slovakia	Ivetka Korcakova and Katka Ceselkova
1991	Mozul, Iraq	Dina Basher (stigmatist)
1991	Arkansas & Texas, USA	Cyndi Cain
1991	SAN BRUNO, CA, USA	Carlos Lopez & Jorge Zavala
1992	Falmouth, Kentucky USA	Sandy
1992	Enfield, Connecticut, USA	Neil Harrington, Jr.
1993	BELLEVILLE, ILL, USA	Ray Doiron
1993	CINCINATTI, OHIO	Rita Ring
1993	New S.Wales, Australia	Matthew Kelly
1993	ROCHESTER, NY USA	John Leary
1994	EMMITSBURG, MD, USA	Gianna Talone Sullivan
19??	Hungary	Sister Natalie (stigmatist)
19??	Italy	Mother Elena P. Leonardi (stigmatist)

** Approval by Kyrollos VI, Pope of Alexandria/Patriarch of the See of St. Mark & Africa (Note: The title "Pope" does not imply that he was a Roman Catholic Pope.)

APPROVAL CODES:
Full Church Approval
Bishop's Approval
Under Investigation
Disapproval by the Church
Discouraged by Bishop

"You know how to read the face of the sky, but you cannot read the signs of the times. It is an evil and unfaithful generation asking for a sign, and the only sign it will be given is the sign of Jonah." -- Matthew 16: 3-5

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Apparitions List

Apparitions List was an internet mailing list dedicated to sharing information of apparitions approved by the Catholic Church, and reputable on-going apparitions not contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church. Much of the information on the various sites was taken from the archives of this internet mailing list. The list is no longer active, but the archives are still online.

"Appearences of Mary" Web Site

"The Thunder of Justice" by Ted and Maureen Flynn

1993. MaxKol Communications, Inc. The encycloypedia of Marian apparitions, this book is quoted extensively, and with permission from the author, in this site.

"The Final Hour", "The Trumpet of Gabriel", and "The Prayer of the Warrior"

by Michael H. Brown

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An investigative reporter with an environmental focus, Brown has shifted his attention to covering the reality of God's intervention in the modern world. The publishers have granted permission to excerpt his books on this site.

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