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Saint Bernadette Soubirous, born on January 7, 1844, in Lourdes, France, was a humble peasant girl whose visions of the Virgin Mary in 1858 transformed her life and the world. At 14, while gathering firewood near the [[Grotto of Massabielle]], she saw "a lady in white" 18 times, later identified as the [[Immaculate Conception]], who instructed her to drink from a spring—now a healing site drawing millions. Facing skepticism, Bernadette joined the [[Sisters of Charity]] in Nevers in 1866, living quietly as Sister Marie-Bernard, enduring chronic illness with grace. She died on April 16, 1879, at 35, her body found incorrupt, a testament to her sanctity. | '''Saint Bernadette Soubirous''', born on January 7, 1844, in Lourdes, France, was a humble peasant girl whose visions of the Virgin Mary in 1858 transformed her life and the world. At 14, while gathering firewood near the [[Grotto of Massabielle]], she saw "a lady in white" 18 times, later identified as the [[Immaculate Conception]], who instructed her to drink from a spring—now a healing site drawing millions. Facing skepticism, Bernadette joined the [[Sisters of Charity]] in Nevers in 1866, living quietly as Sister Marie-Bernard, enduring chronic illness with grace. She died on April 16, 1879, at 35, her body found incorrupt, a testament to her sanctity. | ||
Canonized on December 8, 1933, by Pope Pius XI, Bernadette’s feast day, April 16, celebrates her simplicity and faith, with her incorrupt body enshrined in Nevers’ Shrine of Saint-Gildard, a pilgrimage hub. Patroness of the sick, poor, and Lourdes, her visions birthed a global devotion—Lourdes’ miraculous waters linked to countless cures. Her life, detailed in her own words and Church inquiries, inspires as a model of humility, her legacy enduring in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and beyond. | Canonized on December 8, 1933, by Pope Pius XI, Bernadette’s feast day, April 16, celebrates her simplicity and faith, with her incorrupt body enshrined in Nevers’ Shrine of Saint-Gildard, a pilgrimage hub. Patroness of the sick, poor, and Lourdes, her visions birthed a global devotion—Lourdes’ miraculous waters linked to countless cures. Her life, detailed in her own words and Church inquiries, inspires as a model of humility, her legacy enduring in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and beyond. | ||