Marie Laveau
American Voodoo practitioner (1801–1881) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the historical New Orleans figure. For the Bobby Bare song, see Marie Laveau (song). For the American Horror Story character, see Marie Laveau (American Horror Story).
Marie Catherine Laveau (September 10, 1801 – June 15, 1881)[1][2][nb 2] was a Louisiana Creole practitioner of Voodoo, herbalist and midwife who was renowned in New Orleans. Her daughter, Marie Laveau II (1827 – c. 1862), also practiced rootwork, conjure, Native American and African spiritualism as well as Louisiana Voodoo and traditional Roman Catholicism.[3] An alternate spelling of her name, Laveaux, is considered by historians to be from the original French spelling.[1]
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Born | Marie Catherine Laveau (1801-09-10)September 10, 1801 |
Died | June 15, 1881(1881-06-15) (aged 79) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Resting place | Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1 |
Occupation(s) | Occultist, voodoo priestess, midwife, nurse, herbalist |
Spouse |
Jacques Paris
(m. 1819; died 1823) |
Partner |
Christophe Glapion (died 1855) |
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