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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. | ||