The deadliest fire in U.S. history was no match for the Blessed Virgin Mary

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In 1859 the Virgin Mary appeared in Wisconsin USA to a Belgian-born woman, Adele Brise. The apparition was formally approved on December 8, 2010, by Bishop David L. Ricken, becoming the first Marian apparition approved by the Catholic Church in the United States.

This story took place at the site where the Virgin Mary appeared in Wisconsin, when the Peshtigo fire occurred. This massive forest fire destroyed an area 50% larger than Rhode Island on October 8, 1871. It was the deadliest wildfire in American history, with estimated deaths of around 1,500 people, possibly as many as 2,500. (from Wikipedia)
 
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