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Bernadette of Lourdes
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Ber·na·dette of Lourdes  (bûrn-dt; lrd, lrdz), Saint. Originally Marie Bernarde Soubirous. 1844-1879.
French peasant girl whose visions of the Virgin Mary led to the establishment of the shrine at Lourdes, France.
Bernadette of Lourdes [ˌbɜːnəˈdɛt]
n
(Biographies / Bernadette of Lourdes, Saint (1844-1879) F, French, RELIGION: saint) Saint. original name Marie Bernarde Soubirous. 1844-79, French peasant girl born in Lourdes, whose visions of the Virgin Mary led to the establishment of Lourdes as a centre of pilgrimage, esp for the sick or crippled. Feast day: Feb. 18
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His appearance coincides with the 150th anniversary celebrations at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, in the southwestern French town, of what Catholics believe were apparitions of the Virgin Mary to French peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous.
Anglican leader Rowan Williams to visit Roman Catholic shrine by AFP / AFP European Edition
ae When Bernadette Soubirous was sent out to forage for firewood on a chilly February morning, she noticed something moving in a rocky hollow, or grotto, into which cattle often strayed.
Lourdes almighty by 7 Days (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Most visitors will leave with a trinket from the shops that conspicuously line streets leading to the shrine where peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous is said to have seen the Madonna 18 times in 1858.
Lourdes, supermarket of the soul, wants to keep pilgrims coming by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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