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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Marian Apparition (Feb. 11, 1858) -- Bernadette of Lourdes, France -- Pilgrimage site established

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February 11, 2012

Our Lady of Lourdes (Christianity)
This marks the day in 1858 when St. Bernadette had her first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the city of Lourdes in southern France. She had 18 apparitions in all, one which told her to dig for a spring. The water of this spring is said to have great healing powers, and Christians make pilgrimages to visit this spring and the church that was built on the property.

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