Bernadette Soubirous
Bernadette Soubirous (7 January 1844 – 16 April 1879) was a young girl who had religious visions at Lourdes, France.[1] During 1858 she said she saw the Virgin Mary 18 times. The Roman Catholic Church later made her a saint, and Lourdes has become one of the most visited places for pilgrims.
Saint Bernadette Soubirous | |
|---|---|
 Saint Bernadette of Lourdes | |
| Virgin, Consecrated Religious | |
| Born | Bernadeta Sobiros 7 January 1844 Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, France |
| Died | 16 April 1879 (aged 35) Nevers, Nièvre, France |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 14 June 1925, Rome, by Pope Pius XI |
| Canonized | 8 December 1933, Rome by Pope Pius XI |
| Major shrine | Convent of Saint Gilard (Espace Bernadette Soubirous Nevers), Nevers |
| Feast | 16 April 18 February (France, some traditionalist congregations) |
| Patronage | Bodily illness, Lourdes, France, shepherds and shepherdesses, against poverty, people ridiculed for their faith |
References
- "Biography Bernadette Soubirous - Saint of Lourdes". biographyonline.net. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
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