Our Lady of La Vang (Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama)
Our Lady of La Vang (Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama)
| Parish of Our Lady of La Vang | |
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| Dedication: | Parish of Our Lady of La Vang |
| Type/Classification: | Territorial Parish |
| Non-Parochial: | No |
| Operated By: | Diocesan clergy |
| Venerated Saints: | None specified |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Birmingham |
| Deanery: | |
| Address: | 5224 1st Ave., Birmingham, Alabama 35232 |
| City: | Birmingham, AL |
| Subdivision: | Alabama |
| Country: | United States |
| County: | Jefferson County |
| Website: | No website specified |
| Founded: | |
| School: | No |
| Email: | None specified |
| AI Confidence: | 3/10 |
| Review Level: | 0/5 |
Parish of Our Lady of La Vang is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Birmingham, located at 5224 1st Ave. in Birmingham, Alabama. The parish is dedicated under the title of Our Lady of La Vang, a devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary rooted in an apparition tradition reported in Quảng Trị, Vietnam, in 1798, and widely venerated among Vietnamese Catholic communities.
The parish serves Catholics of Birmingham and surrounding areas of Jefferson County. No confirmed founding date is documented in available sources, though the choice of dedication suggests historical ties to the local Vietnamese Catholic community that settled in the Birmingham area in the decades following the Vietnam War.
As a parish within the Diocese of Birmingham, Our Lady of La Vang continues a devotional tradition that links its congregation to a broader, centuries-old expression of Marian piety carried by Vietnamese Catholics to communities throughout the United States.
History
Limited sources are publicly available regarding the specific founding and institutional history of the Parish of Our Lady of La Vang. According to the Diocese of Birmingham, the parish is located at 5224 1st Ave. in Birmingham, Alabama, and is organized as a territorial parish within the diocese.[1] No confirmed founding date, founding pastor, or construction history for the current church building is documented in the sources reviewed for this article.
The dedication to Our Lady of La Vang reflects a devotion with deep significance for Vietnamese Catholics, commemorating a Marian apparition tradition associated with a period of persecution of Catholics in Vietnam in the late eighteenth century.[2]
Special features
- Dedication to Our Lady of La Vang, honoring a Marian devotion of particular importance to Vietnamese Catholic communities
- Service to Catholics in the Birmingham, Alabama area as a territorial parish of the Diocese of Birmingham
Relics
According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of a dedicated Catholic church customarily contains deposited relics. Specific details regarding relics housed at the Parish of Our Lady of La Vang are not publicly documented in available sources.
Architecture and Art
Exterior features
Specific architectural details regarding the exterior of the church building are not publicly documented in available sources.
Interior features
Specific details regarding the interior arrangement of the church are not publicly documented in available sources.
Stained Glass Windows
Specific details on the church's stained glass windows, if any, are not publicly documented in available sources.
Statues and Sculptures
Devotional imagery related to Our Lady of La Vang, depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary in traditional Vietnamese dress, is a common feature of parishes bearing this dedication; however, specific statuary present at this parish is not publicly documented in available sources.
Other Artwork
No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.
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References
- ↑ "Diocese of Birmingham". Diocese of Birmingham. https://bhmdiocese.org/.
- ↑ "Asian and Pacific Island Affairs". United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. https://www.usccb.org/committees/cultural-diversity-church/asian-and-pacific-island-affairs.