
The French devotion of Marian tree shrines
In its villages and forests, France is home to hundreds of small shrines and statues of Mary perched in trees. Where does this phenomenon come from?
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Claire Guigou

In its villages and forests, France is home to hundreds of small shrines and statues of Mary perched in trees. Where does this phenomenon come from?

The prayer of abandonment of Charles de Foucauld has acquired a universal dimension. But how can we explain its success?