Bernadette of Lourdes,Saint

Bernadette of Lourdes,Saint
Ber·na·dette of Lourdes (bûr'nə-dĕtʹ; lo͝ord, lo͝ordz), Saint Originally Marie Bernarde Soubirous. 1844-1879.
French peasant girl whose visions of the Virgin Mary led to the establishment of the shrine at Lourdes, France.

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  • Bernadette of Lourdes, Saint — orig. Marie Bernarde Soubirous born Jan. 7, 1844, Lourdes, France died April 16, 1879, Nevers; canonized Dec. 8, 1933; feast day April 16, but sometimes February 18 in France French visionary. The daughter of a miller, she had a poverty stricken… …   Universalium

  • Bernadette of Lourdes — biographical name Saint 1844 1879 Marie Bernarde Soubirous French religious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Lourdes — /loord, loordz/; Fr. /loohrddd/, n. a city in SW France: Roman Catholic shrine famed for miraculous cures. 18,096. * * * Pilgrimage site in southwestern France, situated southwest of Toulouse at the foot of the Pyrenees. The town and its fortress …   Universalium

  • Saint — 1347 80, Italian ascetic and mystic. died A.D. 731, pope 715 731. died A.D. 741, pope 731 741. died A.D. 352, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 337 352. died A.D. 683, Sicilian ecclesiastic: pope 682 683. died A.D. 855, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 847… …   Universalium

  • saint — saintless, adj. /saynt/, n. 1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, esp. by canonization. 2. a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence. 3. a founder, sponsor, or… …   Universalium

  • Bernadette Soubirous — Saint Bernadette Soubirous Saint Bernadette of Lourdes Born 7 January 1844[1] Lourdes, France Died 16 April 1879( …   Wikipedia

  • Bernadette Soubirous — Santa Nombre Maria Bernada (Bernadeta) Sobirós (original en occitano) Marie Bernard (Bernadette) Soubirous (en francés) María Bernard …   Wikipedia Español

  • Bernadette Soubirous — Wohnhaus der Familie Soubirous Die heilige Bernadette Soubirous, oder Maria Bern …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bernadette Soubirous — Sainte Bernadette Soubirous Naissance le 7 janvier 1844 à Lourdes, Hautes Pyrénées, France Décès le 16 avril 1879  (35 ans) à …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bernadette — (1844–79)    Saint and Mystic.    Bernadette Subirous was the daughter of a miller and grew up in the French village of Lourdes. Between 11 February and 16 July 1858, she claimed to have had eighteen visions of the Virgin mary, who went by the… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

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