The statue was made to try to show the lady St. Bernadette saw at the grotto in Lourdes. St. Bernadette did not actually think it was as good as the real apparition but of the many efforts made she chose it as being the closest. It is now located in the position where Our Lady appeared. People go there to the Grotto and pray there. The statue is now world famous and many copies are made.
The blinking of india is a statue of Lady of Lourdes.
Lourdes wasn't 'built' as such but has been a town in Southern France for hundreds of years. The basilica built over the grotto where Bernadette was believed to have seen the Virgin Mary was built after the visions occurred. If you have Google Earth then you can find Lourdes at: 45 degrees 05mins 44.65 seconds North 00 degrees 02mins 51.21 seconds West
Either after our Lady of Lourdes or after the town itself.
Our Lady of Lourdes Church was created in 1923.
Because the Liberty is a female name and therefore the statue had to be built looking as a lady.
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital was created in 1948.
St. Bernadette of Lourdes
The Shrine is in Lourdes, France.
The Statue of Liberty was built by French sculptor Auguste Bartholdi.
The Ukrainian church in Lourdes was built in 1982.
Our Lady of Lourdes High School was created in 1958.
Our Lady of Lourdes College Mankon was created in 1963.