Saint Bernadette of Lourdes
Also known as: Bernada; Bernardetta; Bernardette Soubirous; Bernardette; Maria Bernadette; Marie Bernarde; Sleeping Saint of Nevers
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
April 16
Born
January 7, 1844
Canonized
8 December 1933 by Pope Pius XI
Beatified
14 June 1925 by Pope Pius XI
Biography
Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, also known as Bernada, Bernardetta, Bernardette Soubirous, Bernardette, Maria Bernadette, Marie Bernarde, and the Sleeping Saint of Nevers, was born on 7 January 1844 in Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, France. She was the oldest of six children born to Francois and Louise Casterot, and her family lived in poverty....
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