She was the third female leader of Voodoo in New Orleans (the first was Sanité Dédé, who ruled for a few years before being usurped by Marie Saloppé), a New Orleans voodoo "queen", or priestess. [23]

Marie Laveau (born 1801?, New Orleans, Louisiana [now in the U.S.]—died June 15, 1881, New Orleans) was the Vodou queen of New Orleans. Laveau’s powers reportedly included healing the sick, extending altruistic gifts to the poor, and overseeing spiritual rites.

Marie Laveau was born a free woman of color in New Orleans in 1801 and became known as The Voodoo Queen during her lifetime through acts of community service, and through the spiritual rites she helped lead in the greater New Orleans area.

2022年3月31日 · The voodoo queens of New Orleans have been misrepresented and misunderstood for over two centuries. These powerful women became spiritual leaders in their communities despite the Antebellum South’s crushing oppression.

2025年1月20日 · Who was Marie Laveau—the celebrated Voodoo Queen of New Orleans: a healer, a mystic, or a misunderstood icon? Dive into the tangled web of truth and legend to uncover the real story behind one of history’s most enigmatic figures.

2021年6月6日 · Marie Laveau, the 19th-century "Voodoo Queen" of New Orleans, was a healer and spiritual leader who blended Christianity with Voodoo to support and serve her community.

2019年4月4日 · Famous For: Known as the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, led public Voodoo rituals and ceremonies, and turned the practice of Voodoo into a profitable business. Marie …

2020年10月23日 · Marie Laveau emerged as the Queen of Voodoo while still a devout Catholic. Her clever alignment with the Catholic Church enabled her to also exercise the religion of her ancestors, despite the law’s demonization of African religions.

The mysterious Marie Laveau (September 10, 1794 - June 15, 1881), the most famous voodoo queen in the South, has a background that still seems to be vastly under-researched, but all authorities on this woman start with her grandmother, Catherine Henry, whom after a long procession of different owners was finally emancipated by her last one, a ...

Marie Laveaux,2 New Orleans' famous Voodoo Queen, was the central leader and the heart and soul of New Orleans' nineteenth- century Voodoo tradition and is to this day generally regarded as the most important figure among Louisiana's Voodoo practitio-