Our Lady of La Vang Shrine

Established by Melbourne’s thriving Vietnamese Catholic community, and consecrated by Archbishop Peter A Comensoli in 2020, the Our Lady of La Vang Shrine in Keysborough honours the Vietnamese Catholic devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and commemorates the 18th-century Marian apparitions in La Vang, Vietnam, where Mary appeared to comfort and protect persecuted Catholics. Two concrete panels at the front of the shrine, shaped like open hands, represent the welcoming hands of Australia. Large stained glass windows behind the altar depict the apostle Peter and Vietnamese boat people being saved from drowning by divine intervention. Pilgrims will also find a beautiful statue of Our Lady of La Vang.