Lourdes apparitions of 1858

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The Lourdes apparitions of 1858 were a series of reported visions of the Virgin Mary experienced by Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France, which led to the site becoming a major Catholic pilgrimage destination renowned for claims of miraculous healings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic devotional phenomenon
Marian apparition
religious event
annualPilgrimsEstimate millions
apparitionIdentifiedAs Virgin Mary
apparitionLanguage Occitan
apparitionSelfDesignation Immaculate Conception
apparitionSite Massabielle Grotto
associatedWith International Medical Committee of Lourdes
Lourdes Medical Bureau
Lourdes water
Our Lady of Lourdes
claims of miraculous healings
bishopWhoRecognized Bertrand-Sévère Mascarou-Laurence
civilAuthorityReaction initial skepticism and interrogation of Bernadette
country France
ecclesiasticalReaction initial caution followed by official approval
endDate 1858-07-16
firstApparitionDate 1858-02-11
formalRecognitionDate 1862
hasMainVisionary Bernadette Soubirous
historicalContext occurred four years after the dogma of the Immaculate Conception (1854)
influenced Catholic understanding of Marian apparitions
popular Catholic piety in the 19th and 20th centuries
inspiredDevotionTo Immaculate Conception
Our Lady of Lourdes
lastApparitionDate 1858-07-16
ledTo construction of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary
construction of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Upper Basilica)
construction of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
construction of the underground Basilica of St. Pius X
development of Lourdes as a major Catholic pilgrimage site
location Lourdes
memorialLiturgicalFeast 11 February
memorialTitle Our Lady of Lourdes
nearRiver Gave de Pau
numberOfApparitions 18
pilgrimageType healing pilgrimage
recognizedBy Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Diocese of Tarbes (later Tarbes-et-Lourdes)
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
requestedByApparition building of a chapel at the grotto
prayer and penance
processions
resultedIn creation of baths fed by Lourdes spring water
establishment of organized sick pilgrimages
startDate 1858-02-11
visionaryAgeAtFirstApparition 14

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Immaculate Conception linkedToApparitionEvent Lourdes apparitions of 1858
The Song of Bernadette mainSubject Marian apparitions at Lourdes
linked to: Lourdes apparitions of 1858
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes associatedWith Marian apparitions at Lourdes
linked to: Lourdes apparitions of 1858
Bernadette Soubirous knownFor Marian apparitions at Lourdes
linked to: Lourdes apparitions of 1858
Diocese of Tarbes-et-Lourdes renamedAfter apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes
linked to: Lourdes apparitions of 1858
Massabielle Grotto associatedWith Lourdes miracles
linked to: Lourdes apparitions of 1858
Church of St. Bernadette associatedWith Marian apparitions at Lourdes
linked to: Lourdes apparitions of 1858
Basilica of the Immaculate Conception associatedWith Marian apparitions at Lourdes
linked to: Lourdes apparitions of 1858