Bernadette Soubirous

Bernadette Soubirous (7 January 1844 – 16 April 1879) was a young girl who had religious visions at Lourdes, France.^[1] During 1858 she said she saw the Virgin Mary 18 times. The Roman Catholic Church later made her a saint, and Lourdes has become one of the most visited places for pilgrims.

Saint Bernadette Soubirous
Saint Bernadette of Lourdes
Virgin, Consecrated Religious
Born	Bernadeta Sobiros 7 January 1844 Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
Died	16 April 1879(1879-04-16) (aged 35) Nevers, Nièvre, France
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Beatified	14 June 1925, Rome, by Pope Pius XI
Canonized	8 December 1933, Rome by Pope Pius XI
Major shrine	Convent of Saint Gilard (Espace Bernadette Soubirous Nevers), Nevers
Feast	16 April 18 February (France, some traditionalist congregations)
Patronage	Bodily illness, Lourdes, France, shepherds and shepherdesses, against poverty, people ridiculed for their faith