Bernadette Soubirous, SCN, also known as Bernadette of Lourdes, was a miller's daughter from Lourdes, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées in France, and is best known for experiencing apparitions of a "young lady" who asked for a chapel to be built at the nearby cave-grotto. These apparitions occurred between 11 February and 16 July 1858, and the young lady who appeared to her identified herself as the "Immaculate Conception".
Christian feast day: Bernadette Soubirous
Christian feast day: Bernadette Soubirous
On April 16, in the year 0, Christian feast day: Bernadette Soubirous. This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of April 16, one of 433 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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