As a young teenager, she had a series of visions of the virgin mary in the massabielle grotto, ultimately leading to the founding of the shrine of lourdes. Bernadette believed it was faith and prayer that was responsible for curing the sick Bernadette asked the local priest to build a chapel at the site of her visions and the sanctuary of our lady of lourdes is now one of the major catholic pilgrimage sites in the world. Official website of the shrine church of st Features include parish news, mass and confessions schedule, bulletins, parish calendar, descriptions of all parish programs and much more! Saint bernadette soubirous, visionary of lourdes, communicated the virgin mary's messages of prayer, penance, and the promise of happiness in the afterlife.
Born in lourdes, france, on january 7, 1844, bernadette was the first child of francois and louise soubirous At the time of her birth, francois was a miller, operating a mill which had belonged to his wife's people. Saint bernadette soubirous was a poor, uneducated peasant girl who no one would believe had seen apparitions of the blessed mother But mary had appeared to her, and lourdes has become a popular shrine of devotion to mary, the immaculate conception, and of healing. 11, 1858, in a cave on the banks of the gave river near lourdes The visions continued for a period of several weeks.
The church would have merged with saints peter and paul parish in hamburg Now, thanks to an appeal, it's staying open. All that we know of the apparitions and the message of lourdes came to us from bernadette She alone saw the lady and all depends on her testimony
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