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The last apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France.

Historical image related to The last apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France. from July 16, 1858

Lourdes apparitions

1858 reported supernatural activity in Lourdes, France

The Lourdes apparitions are several Marian apparitions reported in 1858 by Bernadette Soubirous, the 14-year-old daughter of a miller, in the town of Lourdes in Southern France.
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Bernadette Soubirous

French Roman Catholic saint (1844–1879)

Bernadette Soubirous, SCN, also known as Bernadette of Lourdes, was a miller's daughter from Lourdes, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées in France, and is best known for experiencing apparitions of a "young lady" who asked for a chapel to be built at the nearby cave-grotto.…
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July 16

Day of the year

July 16 is the 197th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 168 days remain until the end of the year.
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