{"id":843219,"date":"2025-02-04T15:11:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T14:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/bernadette-soubirous-une-humble-messagere\/"},"modified":"2025-02-05T10:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T09:44:15","slug":"bernadette-soubirous-a-humble-messenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/bernadette-soubirous-a-humble-messenger\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernadette Soubirous, a humble messenger"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"843219\" class=\"elementor elementor-843219 elementor-843116\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24b95eb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24b95eb0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14e4b01c\" data-id=\"14e4b01c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4604fd54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4604fd54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/bernadette-soubirous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bernadette Soubirous<\/a> was born on 7th January 1844 into a family of millers in Lourdes. She came from a modest background, suffered from various health problems, including asthma, and had not received a proper education, which made her testimony all the more compelling in the eyes of the authorities and the Church.<br \/>Between February and July 1858, when she was just 14 years of age, Bernadette witnessed 18 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-message-of-lourdes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apparitions of the Virgin Mary<\/a> in the grotto of Massabielle. Despite pressure from the local and religious authorities, she remained faithful to her story. On 25th February 1858, the Lady asked Bernadette<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em> to go and drink from the spring and wash herself in it<\/em><\/a>, leading to the uncovering of a spring that would make Lourdes famous for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/miraculous-healings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unexplained cures<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b191018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b191018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>In 1866<\/strong>, Bernadette left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lourdes<\/strong> <\/a>to join the convent of the Sisters of Charity in Nevers, where she lived a discreet and pious life until her death in 1879 at the age of 35. She was canonised on 8th December 1933 by Pope Pius XI to become Saint Bernadette.<\/p>\n<p>While the process for her beatification and canonisation began in 1907, the body was exhumed three times, in 1909, 1919 and 1925. Each time, the body was discovered intact. <strong>Since 1925<\/strong>, the saint&#8217;s body has rested in a glass casket in the chapel of the former convent of Saint-Gildard in Nevers (France).<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/jubile2025-a-lourdes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jubilee Year,<\/strong><\/a> the Mother House of the Sisters of Nevers and Lourdes are commemorating<strong> 100 years since the beatification of Bernadette<\/strong> and the transfer of her body to the casket. Her body is on display for the veneration of pilgrims.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67850c7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67850c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lourdes after the apparitions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f6b386 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f6b386\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9e7904\" data-id=\"c9e7904\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e7340 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09e7340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After the apparitions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lourdes<\/strong> <\/a>became a major pilgrimage destination. In 1862, the Catholic Church officially recognised the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/recognition-of-the-apparitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>authenticity of the Apparitions.<\/strong><\/a> From then on, millions of pilgrims from all over the world began flocking to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-grotto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Grotto of Massabielle<\/strong><\/a>.<strong> Although the \u2018Lady\u2019 who appeared to Bernadette never made any reference to the sick or to illness, people who are ill or disabled always take pride of place.<\/strong><br \/><strong>On Tuesday 2nd March 1858<\/strong>, in front of an ever-increasing cr\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On Tuesday 2nd March 1858, in front of an ever-increasing crowd, Bernadette was told, <em><strong>\u2018Go and tell the priests to build chapel and that people should come here in procession.<\/strong><\/em>\u2019 The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes began building the chapel and has since become what it is today, comprising<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/the-3-basilicas-of-lourdes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> three basilica<\/strong><\/a>s, an esplanade for ceremonies, numerous prayer areas and \u2018Baths\u2019 for doing what Bernadette did when she discovered the spring: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u2018drinking and washing<\/strong><\/a>\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f51304\" data-id=\"6f51304\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8924e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8924e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sanctuaire-de-Lourdes-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-843129\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sanctuaire-de-Lourdes-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sanctuaire-de-Lourdes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sanctuaire-de-Lourdes-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sanctuaire-de-Lourdes-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sanctuaire-de-Lourdes-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be9c8ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4be9c8ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Sanctuary of Lourdes is continuing its work of building a place of welcome for all. The Sanctuary relies solely on donations and appeals to the generosity of visitors, or to those who follow the celebrations via the internet, to continue its work of welcome and prayer.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-608a2fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"608a2fb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5e2504\" data-id=\"f5e2504\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3bd9a6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e3bd9a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/faire-un-don\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">I would like to make a donation to support the Sanctuary's mission<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84234fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84234fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Miraculous healings<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4870aa2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4870aa2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5be3c0\" data-id=\"c5be3c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eb328a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7eb328a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Source-de-Lourdes-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-843143\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Source-de-Lourdes-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Source-de-Lourdes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Source-de-Lourdes-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Source-de-Lourdes-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Source-de-Lourdes-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3268cc8\" data-id=\"3268cc8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d52eaa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d52eaa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Another characteristic of Lourdes is the numerous <strong>physical and spiritual healings<\/strong> following the discovery of the spring in the Grotto. The water of Lourdes is associated with a number of healings.<br \/><strong>To date, more than 71 healings have been recognised as miraculous by the Church after in-depth medical investigations.<\/strong> These events have enhanced Lourdes&#8217; international reputation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef061bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ef061bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96969e7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"96969e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/miraculous-healings\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information on the miracles of Lourdes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c880d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c880d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cbf86a\" data-id=\"7cbf86a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a43409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a43409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CalendarioEN-768x991.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-843223\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CalendarioEN-768x991.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CalendarioEN-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CalendarioEN-793x1024.jpg 793w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CalendarioEN-1190x1536.jpg 1190w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CalendarioEN.jpg 1414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53fa8ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53fa8ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c2a568\" data-id=\"4c2a568\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceb3003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ceb3003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In this Jubilee Year, come and discover Lourdes. Come and see!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bernadette Soubirous was born on 7th January 1844 into a family of millers in Lourdes. 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