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In the belief of Christians they do believe according to the miracle of Bernadette that people go there when they are sick and they return with perfect health many people have different ideas but I am a Muslim and this is what I've been taught at school I myself don't believe its true but hey everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

Roman Catholic AnswerLourdes is NOT a legend:

Legend: "a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical."

Lourdes is both historical and verified. When the Blessed Virgin appeared, in 1858, the news spread far and wide. The apparitions have received ecclesiastical approval, and, literally millions visit the shrine yearly. An independent medical bureau has been established to verify the authentic cures which continue to this day. Most of the cures are not physical, although there are more than enough to convert the most skeptical who look into it with an open mind.

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