The Grotto of Massabielle of the Lourdes Shrine is known for the Lourdes apparitions, or the 18 appearances of "a Lady" who many believed to be the Virgin Mary. "The Lady" appeared between February 11th to July 16th,1858 to a fourteen-year-old girl named Bernadette Soubirous. Soubirous' visions were declared "worthy of belief", and the grotto became a place of veneration and healing.
Rock Formations, Religious - Christianity, Buildings - Religious
Links: www.lourdes-france.org, www.lourdes-france.org, www.catholicpilgrims.com
By: tallturtle82