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Saint Bernadette

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Saint Bernadette , 1844-79, French peasant girl who claimed to see the Virgin Mary in apparitions at a grotto near Lourdes, her home, in 1858. She was born Marie Bernarde Soubirous. The authorities, skeptical of her visions, subjected her to severe examinations and abuse. After years of unpleasantness at the hands of the curious, the skeptical, and the powerful, she was allowed to enter the convent of Notre-Dame de Nevers. There Bernadette, her health steadily worsening, spent her last days. She was canonized in 1933. Feast: Apr. 16. Bibliography: See biographies by L. Cristiani (1965)... Read more
Saint Bernadette of Lourdes
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ...at Nevers (1866) and remained in seclusion until her death at 35. The grotto at Lourdes became a pilgrimage site; its waters are reputed to have healing powers. Saint Bernadette of Lourdes Saint Bernadette of Lourdes Saint Bernadette of Lourdes Read more
Bernadette of Lourdes
Encyclopedia of World Biography Bernadette of Lourdes Bernadette of Lourdes (1844-1879...millions visit each year. Bernadette later became a Roman Catholic...and was canonized as a saint in 1933. On January 7...diminutive form of her name, Bernadette." As a child, she was considered...Frances Parkinson Keyes in ... Read more

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Newspaper article from: Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA; 2/11/2008; 200 words ; ...Jesus, appeared to a poor peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous, at Lourdes, France. She appeared...black-and-white movie, "The Song of Bernadette," tells the full story of this visionary...years ago. The recently produced movie, "Bernadette," is truly a "must see"! Throughout... Read more
Bernadette of Lourdes: Her Life, Death and Visions
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...scholarly biography" of Bernadette of Lourdes, "to put her...life" (p. 1). In treating Bernadette as a historical figure rather than a saint, Taylor continues along...pilgrimage. Taylor engages Bernadette with great empathy, and...sisters. But Taylor shows Bernadette nonetheless as ... Read more
Sister Bernadette Smith, OP
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 7/16/2008; 178 words ; HAZEL GREEN, Wis. - Sister Bernadette Smith, OP, 80, of St. Dominic Villa, Hazel Green, died at 11:50 p.m. Monday, July 14, 2008, at Saint Dominic Villa. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday...Home, 1490 Main St., is in charge of arrangements. Sister Bernadette was an elementary school teacher, director ... Read more
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Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 2/6/2002; 84 words ; Hajduch, Sr. Bernadette SSSF Wednesday, February 06, 2002 Hajduch, Sr. Bernadette SSSF Feb. 5, 2002, age 86 years. Survived by a brother...shared life with for 68 years. Funeral Mass Thurs., 6 PM at Saint Joseph Convent Chapel (1501 S. Layton Blvd). Visitation... Read more
Bernadette Preston.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 11/17/2005; 120 words ; Bernadette Preston A memorial service for Bernadette Bernie Preston will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, at St. Edna's Church, 2525 N. Arlington Hts. Road, Arlington Hts., 847-398-3362. Burial will follow in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines. Born in 1915... Read more
MENEO, BERNADETTE R.
Newspaper article from: New Haven Register; 11/8/2007; 288 words ; Bernadette R. Meneo, 53, of 1159 Quinnipiac Ave., New Haven, passed...Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at the CT Hospice, Branford. Bernadette was born in Faicchio, Province of Benevento, Italy on...of the late Antonio and Anna Maria DellaRosa Meneo. Bernadette was active in the Child Care Field for over 30 ... Read more
Review - Books: The girl who saved France's soul Eamon Duffy on the wide-ranging influence of St Bernadette's visions at Lourdes
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 3/28/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...prayed on their rosary beads till the vision, whom Bernadette would call Aquero, the heavenly one, disappeared...the first of 18 apparitions, in the course of which Bernadette would scratch in the swampy ground a hole which was...of modern Catholicism. By 1866, the year in which Bernadette entered the ... Read more
S. Valley Work Goes To France ; Bronze St. Bernadette Statue Sent to Shrine
Newspaper article from: Albuquerque Journal; 5/17/2008; ; 522 words ; ...all, said Dan Paulos, director of the Shrine of St. Bernadette parish in Albuquerque. The 4-foot 7-inch tall bronze statue reflects St. Bernadette's actual height and is one of two Hooten is making...will rest here in Albuquerque at the Shrine of St. Bernadette. Paulos said he had worked with Hooten in ... Read more
Quiet family service for Irelands voice of opera; Unmistakable voice: Bernadette Greevy.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 9/30/2008; 422 words ; Byline: Yvonne Tarleton IRELANDS voice of opera Bernadette Greevy, who died on Friday, has been laid to rest after...Aires, to great critical acclaim. For almost 20 years Dr Bernadette Greevys master-classes at the Irish Museum of Modern Art...include Bizets Carmen, Eboli in Verdis Don Carlos, Dalila in ... Read more
Bernadette D. Guerin
Newspaper article from: Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.; 6/24/2006; 167 words ; Lewiston - Bernadette D. Guerin, 91, a former resident of Livermore Falls, died Friday, June 23, at Marshwood Nursing Home, where she had resided for... Read more

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