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Lourdes , town (1990 pop. 16,581), Hautes-Pyrénées dept., SW France, at the foot of the Pyrénées. It is famous for its Roman Catholic shrine where Our Lady of Lourdes (Feast: Feb. 11) is believed to have repeatedly appeared (1858) to St. Bernadette . Millions of people make the pilgrimage to Lourdes each year, drawn by their faith in the miraculous cures attributed to the waters of the shrine.

Bibliography: See R. Harris, Lourdes (1999).

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Lourdes, a place of pilgrimage in France. In 1858 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous had visions here of the BVM, who told her that she was the Immaculate Conception. A spring appeared; miraculous healings were reported; and the faithful began to flock to Lourdes. Vast churches have been built and a medical bureau established to investigate the character of the cures. Optional feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, 11 Feb.

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