Situated in Dauphiné, in southern France at the foot of the Alps, just southeast of Gap, is the valley of Laus.

Her offer to share the hard bread that she carried made the beautiful Lady smile, but she left without saying a word.

[5] Our Lady told Benoite that the oil from the sanctuary lamp would work miracles with the infirm if they received the anointing with faith in her intercession.

According to Bishop Leandri, at the heart of the message given to Benoite is a conversion of souls which aims to bring full reconciliation with oneself, with others, and with God.

A few of the saints who have had a particular devotion to Our Lady of Laus include Saint Eugène de Mazenod (1782–1861), founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate; and Peter Julian Eymard (1811–1868), founder of the Blessed Sacrament Fathers and of the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament.

When Eymard was eleven years old he made a sixty-kilometer pilgrimage on foot in order to pray for nine days at the shrine while preparing for his First Communion.

[2] French philosopher and theologian Jean Guitton said, “The Shrine of Laus is one of the most hidden and also most powerful treasures in the history of Europe”.