When did people start going to Lourdes?

Answer 1

People can go at any time of year, but there are not so many visitors during the winter months. Special days, like the 11th of February, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, are very busy. The summer months are very busy.

Answer 2

A pilgrimage is a journey to a sacred place undertaken as an act of religious devotion. As such it may have many different motives, and the person making the pilgrimage may do different things, you would have to ask each individual pilgrim. Although many people go to Lourdes to seek healing of some kind as Lourdes is known for its miraculous cures, not all are physical, but all are miraculous. Many report marvelous conversions and graces in the spiritual life.

Answer 3

People go to Lourdes, which is in the south of France. While there, most of their time is spent in the town, particularly around the Domain area which contains the grotto and a number of basilicas and other churches. They also go to places such as Bartres, where St. Bernadette spent some of her childhood. It is very near Lourdes. People also go to the tourist attractions at the Lake of Lourdes and also Gavarnie.

Answer 4

The apparitions happened in 1858. There were 18 of them, happening between February and July of that year. It was during that period that people began to come to Lourdes, because people heard about the pilgrimages and they were even reported in the local newspaper. Now millions go every year.

Answer 5

Pilgrims go all year round, but the busiest times are from Easter to October each year. Lots of groups organise their own particular pilgrimages around the same time each year.

Answer 6

People visit Lourdes all year round. The summer months and the major feasts, such as the 11th of February and the 15th of August are particularly busy.