Lourdes: 160 years of healing In our modern day, the word ‘Lourdes’ often evokes imagery of the Virgin Mary’s apparitions, but the historical, geographical and social context is usually excluded from the imagination. What exactly is the history of the place where a young Bernadette Soubirous experienced the Marian visions and how did the…
Lourdes: 160 years of healing Colm Fitzpatrick explores the short and remarkable life of St Bernadette A quirky and curious pub question that may raise a few eyebrows is: “Who is the first saint to be photographed?” The answer, believe it or not, is St Bernadette Soubirous, the renowned visionary of Lourdes, whose picture was…
Lourdes: 160 years of healing Greg Daly explores the roots of the title Our Lady used at Lourdes “I am the Immaculate Conception,” St Bernadette was told when, on March 25 1858, the simple peasant girl asked the lady who appeared to her who she was. Not knowing what this meant, the young girl hurried…
Colm Fitzpatrick
Greg Daly