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Saint Bernadette statue at the Franciscan Monastery in Washington, D.C.
by Mary E Lynch


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On 11 February 1858, Bernadette (born Marie-Bernarde Soubirous 1844 - 1879), then aged 14, was out gathering firewood with her sister and a friend when she had the first of 18 visions of what she termed "a small young lady" standing in a niche in the rock wearing a white veil and a blue girdle. The lady had a golden rose on each foot and was holding a string of Rosary beads. Her sister and friend saw nothing. The "beautiful lady", who didn't identify herself until the 17th vision, asked her to return to the grotto every day for 15 days. Bernadette never claimed it, but the townspeople all assumed it to be the Virgin Mary. She soon had a large number of people following her on her daily journey, some out of curiosity and others who firmly believed that they were witnessing a miracle. After her death the shrine at Lourdes went on to become a major site for pilgrimage, attracting millions of Catholics each year. On 18 December, 1933 she was canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Source Wikipedia

Marble by Mary E Lynch (Sculptor)
Address: 14th & Quincy Sts NE Nearest Metro: Brookland-CUA (Red)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number DC000010 (dcMem ID #2204)
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