, Our Lady is said to have appeared several times to three groups of visionaries: in 1876–1877, then in 1934–1936, and in 1999. The investigation performed by the
Bishop of Trier after the last apparition concluded in 2005 that "the events in Marpingen cannot be confirmed as being of supernatural origin". From 1822 to 1946, Marpingen was a part of the
Rhine Province in the
Kingdom of Prussia. In 1876, at the height of the
Kulturkampf, Marpingen was claimed to be the site of an
apparition of the
Virgin Mary, leading to a major conflict between the
Prussian government and the believers who flocked to the municipality as a result. ==See also==