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Saint Bernadette Soubirous - April 16 breski1 St. Bernadette Soubirous (of Lourdes) Religious and Visionary (1844- April 16,1879) Bernadette was born in Lourdes, France, on January 7, 1844, the …More
Saint Bernadette Soubirous - April 16
breski1 St. Bernadette Soubirous (of Lourdes) Religious and Visionary (1844- April 16,1879)
Bernadette was born in Lourdes, France, on January 7, 1844, the daughter of Francis and Louise Soubirous. Hard times had fallen on France and the family lived in extreme poverty. Bernadette was a sickly child. She contracted cholera as a toddler and suffered severe asthma for the rest of her life. Bernadette attended the day school conducted by the Sisters of Charity and Christian Instruction from Nevers. By the time of the events at the grotto, her family's financial and social status had declined to the point where they lived in a one-room basement, formerly used as a jail, called le cachot. On February 11, 1858, she was granted a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary in a cave on the banks of the Gave River near Lourdes. She was placed in considerable jeopardy when she reported the vision, and crowds gathered when she had futher visits from the Virgin, from …More
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