Saint Bernadette, born Marie-Bernarde Soubirous (January 7 1844 - April 16 1879), was a shepherd girl from the town of Lourdes in southern France. Her real Occitan name is Maria Bernada Soubirous, aka Bernadeta (little Bernada). From February to July 1858, she reported eighteen apparitions of "a Lady." Despite initial skepticism from the Roman Catholic Church, … Wikipedia
The Sisters of Nevers, who operated a school at Lourdes, were later entrusted with Bernadette's care, and when she was 22, was admitted to their order. www.ichrusa.com/saintsalive/bernad.htm
1866 , Bernadette Soubirous joined the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Nevers Bernadette already possessed a profound solidarity with the poorest of the poor, since she had personal experience of their plight. www.sainte-bernadette-nevers.com/anglais/soeurs_soeurs.htm
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In desperation, illness, and poverty, the oldest of the Soubirous children began having mysterious visions at the age of fourteen. The combination of sophisticated revelations and Bernadette's simplicity were a certain confirmation of these apparitions. my.homewithgod.com/israel/bernadette/
Bernadette Soubirous was born in Lourdes, France in 1844. One of six children the Soubirous' family lived in poverty. Illness plagued Bernadette her entire life and eventually led to her death. In 1858, she visited the Grotto of Massabielle and experie www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Projects/Reln91/Power/sain...
Bernadette was the daughter of François Soubirous, a miller, and his wife Louise, a laundress. She was the eldest of six children. Hard times had fallen on rural France and the family lived in extreme poverty, relying on their love and support for one www.bigpedia.com/encyclopedia/Bernadette_Soubirous
As a young 14 year old girl, Bernadette Soubirous had 18 visions of the Blessed Lady in a grotto in the outskirts of Lourdes. Although doubted at the time, she was later canonised by the Catholic Church. Lourdes has become one of the most popular locati www.biographyonline.net/spiritual/bernadette-soubirious.html