Bernadette of Lourdes

British

/ ˌbɜːnəˈdɛt /

noun

Saint . original name Marie Bernarde Soubirous . 1844–79, French peasant girl born in Lourdes, whose visions of the Virgin Mary led to the establishment of Lourdes as a centre of pilgrimage, esp for the sick or crippled. Feast day: Feb 18

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"This is the first time and probably the only time the relics of St Bernadette of Lourdes will visit us," he said.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2022

Comparisons have gone so far as to compare the girl to Bernadette of Lourdes.

From Time Magazine Archive

The little Bernadette of Lourdes is almost of our own day; she, too is one who puts the scorner to silence.

From Jeanne D'Arc: her life and death by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)

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