Starting on February 11, 1858, Bernadette Soubirous, a sickly 14 year old girl, experienced a series of 18 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at a grotto near Lourdes, France. It took many years for the Church to confirm the visions as genuine and Bernadette underwent much torment and discomfort because of her claims of a Heavenly visitor. Today Lourdes is the destination of many pilgrims from around the world who come to pray at the shrine and partake of the miraculous water at the spring that was uncovered by Bernadette. Lourdes is holy because Our Lady made it holy by her visits. For more information about Lourdes and St. Bernadette click on the link below.
Church of the Holy Virgin Mary of Lourdes was created in 1894.
Lourdes.
Going to Lourdes is a pilgrimage, a visit to a holy place. So while on a pilgrimage to Lourdes or any holy place, you would be doing things like say prayers and going to religious services. In Lourdes you would also visit places associated with St. Bernadette.
Catholics.
a pilgramage is a journey to a scared or holy place in your religion for catholics eg. lourdes
You can pray for the sick, collect holy water for the sick and housebound and you can leave a prayer in writing.
they go to pray for the illness and drink and bathe in the holy water. and also go their on pilgramages
Supposedly, the Virgin Mary appeared to a girl named Bernadette in Lourdes. It is now considered a holy place and a pilgrimage site for Christians. Many Christians believe if you go there it will heal you from illnesses.
People felt the need to visit especially holy places, as they still do e.g. Lourdes.
The Basilica of Lourdes Lourdes Castle Lourdes Spring
To visit holy sites in Jerusalem Rome Lourdes Fatima Guadalupe Basilica in Mexico City
To visit holy sites in Jerusalem Rome Lourdes Fatima Guadalupe Basilica in Mexico City