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Bernadette Soubirous (/ ˌ b ɜːr n ə ˈ d ɛ t ˌ s uː b i ˈ r uː /; French: [bɛʁnadɛt subiʁu]; Occitan: Bernadeta Sobirós [beɾnaˈðetɔ suβiˈɾus]; 7 January 1844 – 16 April 1879), also known as Bernadette of Lourdes, was the firstborn daughter of a miller from Lourdes (Lorda in Occitan), in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées ...
St. Bernadette of Lourdes (born January 7, 1844, Lourdes, France—died April 16, 1879, Nevers; canonized December 8, 1933; feast day April 16, but sometimes February 18 in France) was a French saint whose visions led to the founding of the Marian shrine of Lourdes.
Jun 13, 2024 · The name Bernadette is a girl's name of German, French origin meaning "brave as a bear". Although feminizations ending in "ette" are not particularly popular now, Bernadette is a pleasant, feminine, but strong name that doesn't feel prohibitively dated.
Apr 5, 2022 · Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879) was a young woman from Lourdes in France who claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary. She was declared a saint in 1933.
On February 11th, 1858, Bernadette had her first vision of ‘a beautiful lady’. During a mission to collect firewood, Bernadette stumbled across a grotto that at the time was filled with rubbish washed up from the river. As her friends went on to collect firewood, she was left in the grotto.
Saint Bernadette Soubirous was young when Mary appeared to her at Lourdes. Read the inspiring story of Saint Bernadette's encounters with Mary.
MY NAME IS BERNADETTE. On a June day in 1858, Fr. Peyramale noticed a girl's head encircled by a halo as he gave her Holy Communion. When she raised her head, he recognised her as Bernadette Soubirous. What follows are words, either spoken or written, by Bernadette herself. My father was Francois Soubirous, my mother Louise Casterot.
Jun 3, 2017 · Life of Bernadette Soubirous, Saint Bernadette All that we know of the Apparitions and the Message of Lourdes came to us from Bernadette. She alone saw the Lady and all depends on her testimony.
As a child, Bernadette not only did more than might be expected in caring for the smaller children, but helped in their moral and religious training as well. Bernadette was never strong, and from the age of six she showed symptoms of the respiratory ailment that later became a chronic affliction.
Saint Bernadette Soubirous. Since her arrival in Nevers in 1866 to enter the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Nevers, the spirit of Bernadette Soubirous has never ceased to inhabit the place.
