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[[File:Marie Laveau.jpg|300px|thumb|Marie Laveau and her daughter depicted as The High Priestess in the [[Magicians, Martyrs, and Madmen Tarot]]]] | [[File:Marie Laveau.jpg|300px|thumb|Marie Laveau and her daughter depicted as The High Priestess in the [[Magicians, Martyrs, and Madmen Tarot]]]] | ||
'''Marie Catherine Laveau''' (September 10, 1801 – June 15, 1881) was a Louisiana Creole practitioner of [[Voodoo]], herbalist and midwife who was renowned in New Orleans. Her daughter, Marie Laveau II, (1827–c. 1862) also practiced rootwork, conjure, Native American and African spiritualism as well as Louisiana Voodoo. An alternate spelling of her name, ''Laveaux'', is considered by historians to be the original French spelling. | '''Marie Catherine Laveau''' (September 10, 1801 – June 15, 1881) was a Louisiana Creole practitioner of [[Voodoo]], herbalist and midwife who was renowned in New Orleans. Her daughter, Marie Laveau II, (1827–c. 1862) also practiced rootwork, conjure, Native American and [[African diaspora religion|African spiritualism]] as well as Louisiana Voodoo. An alternate spelling of her name, ''Laveaux'', is considered by historians to be the original French spelling. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||