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France is a strong Catholic country. There are many places in France dedicated to the Virgin Mary. One of the most famous places of pilgrimage in the world is Lourdes, which is in the south of France. It was here that the Virgin Mary appeared to a girl, Bernadette Soubirous, in 1858. She is now a saint.
In 1830 the Virgin Mary appeared to Catherine Labouré in Paris and told her to design a medal, which is now known as the Miraculous Medal and is worn by millions of people around the world. Catherine Labouréis now a saint too. Many people go to the place in Paris where the apparitions occurred and where you can see St. Catherine Labouré's body in a glass coffin.
France has other links to the Virgin Mary, so that is why they celebrate the Virgin Mary in France.
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