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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 ...
With William Eythe, Charles Bickford, Vincent Price, Lee J. Cobb. 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous, living in a small town in the south of 1850s France, claims to have seen a divine vision, prompting extreme skepticism, concern from her family, and religious and political turmoil.
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On 11th February 1858, 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous left the Cachot with her sister and a friend to collect firewood on the banks of the Gave at Massabielle. It all began with a gust of wind in the poplars.
Sep 30, 2016 · The undeniably beautiful 130-year-old body of Bernadette Soubirous is displayed in a purpose-built crystal coffin, housed in a chapel at the abbey where she served as a nun. Her uncannily...
As a young 14-year-old girl, Bernadette Soubirous had multiple visions of the Blessed Lady in a grotto in the outskirts of Lourdes. Although her visions were widely doubted at the time, her humility, truthfulness and modesty encouraged many to believe.
Jun 3, 2017 · True, but it was not always thus. When she was born on 7th January, 1844, at the Boly Mill, she was the first child and heiress of Francois Soubirous and Louise Casterot who married for love. Bernadette grew up in a close-knit family in which she was cherished.
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May 17, 2024 · 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) was a French saint whose visions led to the founding of the Marian shrine of Lourdes.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- St. Bernadette of Lourdes was a French nun who lived in the 1800s. As a young teenager, she had a series of visions of the Virgin Mary in the Massa...
- Despite opposition, St. Bernadette of Lourdes staunchly defended her visions of Mary, and Pope Pius IX authenticated them in 1862. The veneration o...
- Bernadette was the eldest of nine children from a poverty-stricken family. Frail in health, she survived cholera at age 10 and suffered from asthma...
- St. Bernadette of Lourdes died of tuberculosis at age 35.
