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Lourdes
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:''There is another Lourdes with a different pronunciation, see
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{{French commune|
nomcommune=Lourdes|
région=
Midi-Pyrénées|
département=
Hautes-Pyrénées|
arrondissement=Argelès-Gazost|
canton=Chief town of 2 cantons|
insee=65286|
cp=65100|
gentilé=|
maire=
Jean-Pierre Artiganave|
mandat=
2001-
2008|
intercomm=
Communauté de communes du Pays de Lourdes Communauté
de communes
du Pays de Lourdes|
longitude=0' 05° W|
latitude=43° 1' N|
alt moy=|
alt mini=343 m|
alt maxi=960 m|
hectares=3,694|
km²=37|
sans=15,203|
date-sans=1999|
dens=411|
date-dens=1999}}
Image:VirgendeLourdes.JPG thumb|right|250px|Statue of the Blessed Virgin of Lourdes
Image:Our Lady of Lourdes Basilica.jpg thumb|250px|Our Lady of Lourdes Basilica
{{commons|Category:Lourdes|Lourdes}}
'''Lourdes''' (''Lorda'' in
Occitan) is a town in the
Hautes-Pyrénées ''
département in France département'' in
France. It is the largest
Catholic religion
pilgrimage location in France. It is situated in the southwest of the country in the foothills of the
Pyrenees mountains, and has about 17,000 inhabitants.
History
In February
1858, it is claimed the
Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a 14-year-old girl called
Bernadette Soubirous (now St. Bernadette) in the remote ''Grotto of Massabielle''. A statue of the Madonna of Lourdes was erected at the site in 1864. Soon the previous chapel structure was replaced with a pilgrimage basilica. Bernadette Soubirous entered the Monastery of
Nevers in 1866 and was canonized a Saint in
1933.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
Yearly from March to October the
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is the place of mass pilgrimages from Europe and other parts of the world. The spring water from the grotto is believed by some to possess
Miracles Connected with Lourdes#Alleged Healings healing properties. An estimated 200 million people have visited the shrine since 1860 [http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/france/lourdes.html], and the
Roman Catholic Church has officially ''"recognized"'' 67 miracle healings. Especially impressive are candlelight and sacrament processions. Tours from all over the world are organised to visit the Sanctuary. The pilgrimage site is visited by millions of Catholics each year. Connected with this pilgrimage is often the consumation of or bathing in the so called ''Lourdes Water'' which wells out of the Grotto - the cave in which the apparitions allegedly took place in 1858.
See also
*
Miracles connected with Lourdes
*
The Virgin Mary shrines
*
Marian apparitions
*
Bernadette Soubirous
*
Our Lady of Lourdes Church and Elementary School in Stayton, Oregon Our Lady of Lourdes is a church and school outside of
Stayton, Oregon named in honor of the Lourdes apparition.
*
Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in
St. Francis, Wisconsin.
References
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The Miracle Joint at Lourdes, "Essays" by Woolsey Teller, Copyright 1945 by The Truth Seeker Company, Inc.
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History of Our Lady of Lourdes
External links
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The Official Website of the Lourdes Sanctuaries
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Our Lady of Lourdes- yesterday Feb 11th
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The Song of Bernadette
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Category:Catholic pilgrimage sites
Category:Roman Catholic Church in France
Category:Marian Shrines
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