The first of 18 apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes to St. Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France, happened on this day in history, Feb. 11, 1858. Soubirous, then a sickly 14-year-old peasant girl ...

The most famous Bernadette is St. Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879), a miller’s daughter whose 1858 visions of a woman calling herself “The Immaculate Conception” were declared valid by the ...

The incorrupt body of St. Bernadette Soubirous is seen in 1925, 46 years after her death. (photo: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain) Jennifer Sokol Blogs May 1, 2022 On Feb. 14, 1858, following ...

The relics of Saint Bernadette can be seen around Ireland ... until the 1850s when a peasant girl claimed she saw something. Bernadette Soubirous told the church authorities she saw "The ...

Saint Bernadette Soubirous. The Marian apparitions began Feb. 11, 1858, ended July 16 that year and received the local bishop's approval after a four-year inquiry. Coming soon after the 1854 ...