GREEN BAY (NBC26) — The Catholic Diocese of Green Bay has formally opened the cause for canonization of Adele Brice, a Belgian immigrant who claimed to see the Virgin Mary in 1859 in what is now Champion, Wisconsin.
Bishop David L. Ricken issued an official edict this week beginning the process that could eventually lead to Brice’s sainthood, more than 160 years after her reported vision.
“By the grace of God and the authority apostolic sea, I David L. Ricken, the Bishop of Green Bay, issue the following edict,” Ricken said during the formal announcement…