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  1. Our Lady of Lourdes - Wikipedia

    • Our Lady of Lourdes (French: Notre-Dame de Lourdes; Occitan: Nòstra Senhora de Lorda) is a title of the Virgin Mary. She is venerated under this title by the Roman Catholic Church due to her apparitions that occurred in Lourdes, France. The first apparition of 11 February 1858, of which Bernadette Soubirous (age 14) told her mother that a "Lady" spoke to her in the … See more

    Apparitions

    On 11 February 1858, Soubirous went with her sister Toinette and neighbor Jeanne Abadie to collect some firewood. … See more

    Pontifical approbations

    Pope Pius IX approved the veneration in Lourdes and supported the building of the Cathedral in 1870 to which he donated several gifts. He approved indulgences and issued a canonical coronation to the courtyard i… See more

    Date11 February to 16 July 1858
    Reported healings

    The location of the spring was allegedly described to Soubirous by an apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes on 25 February 1858. Since that time many thousands of pilgrims to Lourdes have followed the instruction attributed t… See more

    Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes

    The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is a group of churches, religious buildings and places of worship on the site where the Lourdes apparitions occurred in 1858, in the town of Lourdes, in France. The area is owned and … See more

    Other places of veneration
    Venerated images with pontifical decree

    Pope Pius IX granted a decree of coronation towards the image at the courtyard of the Rosary Basilica in Lourdes, France on 1 February 1876.
    Pope Leo XIII let the image of the high altar in the Shrine of Our Lad… See more

    In popular culture

    • In 1941, the events became the basis of Franz Werfel's best-selling novel The Song of Bernadette. In 1943, the novel was filmed under the same title. Jennifer Jones played the title role while Linda Darnell portrayed the Virgin … See more

     
  1. Bienvenue au Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de …

    The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is above all the place of healing of bodies and hearts where one comes to pray humbly to the one who revealed her name to Bernadette Soubirous: “I …

  2. Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes - Wikipedia

    The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes (French: Sanctuaire de Notre-Dame de Lourdes; Occitan: Santuari de Nòstra Senhora de Lorda) is a Catholic Marian shrine and pilgrimage site dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes in the town of …

  3. 5 fascinating facts about the apparitions of Our Lady of …

    On Feb. 11, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. In Lourdes, France, in 1858, thirteen-year-old Bernadette Soubirous was collecting pieces of wood as part of her...

  4. Lourdes Leon - Wikipedia

    Lourdes Maria "Lola" Ciccone Leon (born October 14, 1996) is an American singer, dancer and fashion model. Her parents are Madonna and Carlos Leon. In September 2021, she appeared on an ensemble cast cover of Vogue. As of …

  5. The statue of the Virgin of Lourdes is 160 …

    Mar 28, 2024 · The Sanctuary of Notre-Dame de Lourdes hosts the official post-mortem proclamation of the 71st miracle of Lourdes, by the Archbishop of Liverpool, Mgr Malcolm McMahon.

  6. Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Lourdes - Land …

    Dec 31, 2024 · Experience day pilgrims and discover the beauty of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary as well as her message of peace, comfort and hope.

  7. The 3 basilicas of Lourdes - Lourdes (France

    Each basilica was built in response to the growing number of pilgrims: from the Apparitions to the early 1960s.Each one has a particular and unique architecture and is decorated with …

  8. La Grotte des apparitions - Lourdes (France

    The Grotto of Massabielle is a must for all visitors to the Shrine of Lourdes, whether they are ordinary visitors or believers. The visit to the Grotto is silent, most people touch the wall of the Grotto with their fingers in respect or to …

  9. The Grotto - Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Lourdes

    People come to Lourdes to go to the Grotto where Bernadette saw the Virgin Mary. This place is a place of prayer, trust, peace, respect, unity and silence that we can take advantage of in different ways.