Excerpt from The Apparitions and Shrines of Heaven's Bright Queen, Vol. 1: In Legend, Poetry and History, From the Earliest Ages to the Present Time, Compiled From Approved Catholic Publications The Editor and Publishers, in obedience to the decrees of Urban V III., protest that for all miraculous events, visions and apparitions ascribed in these columns to certain servants of God, which have not been formally investigated and approved by the Church, they claim no other authority and belief than that which is ordinarily conceded to narratives based upon merely human evidence, and do in no wise presume to pro nounce upon their authenticity or supernatural character. If the appellation of Saint or Blessed is therein applied to any person not canonize'd or beatified by the Church, it is done only in accordance with the usage and opinion of men. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.