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St. Bernadette of Lourdes In 1858, 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous received apparitions of the Virgin Mary in a grotto in Lourdes, France.

St. Bernadette of Lourdes

French saint
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Original name:
Marie-Bernarde Soubirous
Also called:
St. Bernadette Soubirous
Born:
January 7, 1844, Lourdes, France
Died:
April 16, 1879, Nevers (aged 35)
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St. Bernadette of Lourdes (born January 7, 1844, Lourdes, France—died April 16, 1879, Nevers; canonized December 8, 1933; feast day April 16, but sometimes February 18 in France) is a French saint whose visions led to the founding of the Marian shrine of Lourdes. Frail in health, Bernadette was the eldest of nine children from a poverty-stricken family; her father was a miller. She contracted cholera in the epidemic of 1854 and suffered from asthma and other ailments throughout her life. Between February 11 and July 16, 1858, at the age of 14, she had a series of visions of ...(100 of 294 words)

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