Marie Laveau

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Marie Laveau was a famed 19th-century New Orleans Voodoo priestess and folk healer who became a powerful cultural and spiritual figure in Louisiana folklore.

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Marie Laveau canonical 9
Marie Laveau (ancestor) 1
Marie Laveau II 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Voodoo priestess
cultural icon
folk healer
folk hero
human
religious leader
areaOfActivity Louisiana
New Orleans
associatedWith Congo Square
French Quarter
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
culturalDepiction subject of films and television
subject of novels
subject of songs
culture Louisiana Creole
ethnicity Creole
familyName Laveau
fieldOfWork divination
folk medicine
ritual magic
spiritual leadership
gender female
givenName Marie
hasLegend stories of helping the poor and marginalized
stories of political influence in New Orleans
stories of powerful magical abilities
heritage African descent
European descent
Native American descent
influenced Louisiana folklore
popular culture depictions of Voodoo
language English
French
Louisiana Creole
movement New Orleans Voodoo
name Marie Laveau
notableFor folk healing in New Orleans
leading New Orleans Voodoo in the 19th century
reputation as the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans
role in Louisiana folklore
occupation Voodoo priestess
folk healer
hairdresser
placeOfBirth New Orleans
placeOfDeath New Orleans
religion Roman Catholicism
Voodoo
residence New Orleans
title Voodoo Queen of New Orleans

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St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 notableBurial Marie Laveau
Bobby Bare notableWork Marie Laveau
Marie Laveau name Marie Laveau
New Orleans Voodoo hasImportantFigure Marie Laveau II
linked to: Marie Laveau
Robert Joseph Bare Sr. notableWork Marie Laveau
Louisiana Voodoo hasNotableFigure Marie Laveau
Jennifer Kale relative Marie Laveau (ancestor)
linked to: Marie Laveau