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Painting of the apparition of the Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous in the Grotto at Massabielle, near Lourdes, France. Soubirous tried to make the sign of the cross but could not, as her hands were trembling. The lady smiled, and invited Soubirous to pray the rosary with her. [9] Soubirous tried to keep this a secret, but Toinette told her ...
Bernadette Soubirous (/ ˌ b ɜːr n ə ˈ d ɛ t ˌ s uː b i ˈ r uː /; French: [bɛʁnadɛt subiʁu]; Occitan: Bernadeta Sobirós [beɾnaˈðetɔ suβiˈɾus]; 7 January 1844 – 16 April 1879), also known as Bernadette of Lourdes, was the firstborn daughter of a miller from Lourdes (Lorda in Occitan), in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées in France, and is best known for experiencing ...
The sarcophagus of Saint Bernadette of Lourdes.. The Catholic convent is best known for Bernadette Soubirous, also known as Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, a sister in the motherhouse at Nevers; [6] after having received her visions, Bernadette entered the convent in Lourdes run by the sisters, [7] who had opened a hospice in Lourdes in 1834. [8]
[2] On 18 January 1862, the local bishop declared: "The Virgin Mary did appear indeed to Bernadette Soubirous." [ 3 ] Soubirous was canonized a saint in 1933 by Pope Pius XI. In 1958, Pope Pius XII issued the encyclical Le pèlerinage de Lourdes ("The pilgrimage to Lourdes") on the 100th anniversary of the apparitions.
"The Village of St. Bernadette" is a song written by Australian singer Eula Parker, [1] Parker received the 1959 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. [ 2 ] Background
The sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes began with the Marian apparitions to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858 in the town of Lourdes.On 11 February 1858, a 14-year-old peasant girl, called Bernadette Soubirous, said she saw a "lady" while playing near the grotto of Massabielle (from masse vieille: "old mass") with her sister and a friend, on the left bank of the Gave de Pau river. [1]
The Village of St. Bernadette is the sixth studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams and was released in early 1960 by Cadence Records. [1] It was described by Billboard magazine as "a lovely set of pop inspirational, hymns, and religious themes".
In the upper wall of the sanctuary is a mosaic depicting Mary with outstretched arms and the caption Par Marie à Jésus ("Through Mary to Jesus"). [2] This depiction, of a very young woman facing directly forwards, is much more in keeping with Bernadette's descriptions of the apparition than the iconic statue in the niche in the Grotto.