This is the story of Bernadette Soubirous, from her childhood in Lourdes to the apparitions at the grotto, her departure to Nevers and her life within the Congregation.
On January 7th 1844, Bernadette Soubirous was born in Lourdes, a small town in the Pyrenean mountains, to a miller's family who [...]
more informationOn 11th February 1858, 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous left the Cachot with her sister and a friend to collect firewood on the banks [...]
more informationBernadette Soubirous was welcomed at the Hospice run by the Sisters of Charity of Nevers, as an “au pair boarder.” There she stayed [...]
more informationOn the evening of 7th July 1866, Bernadette Soubirous, accompanied by the Superior from Lourdes and two other young girls, crossed the [...]
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