St. Bernadette, the visionary at Lourdes, was canonized by Pope Pius XI on December 8, 1933. It was a fitting date, as it honors the Immaculate Conception.
St. Bernadette was born in Lourdes, France on January 7, 1844. Her parents were very poor and she was the first of nine children. She was baptized at St. Pierre's, the local parish church, on January 9. As a toddler, Bernadette contracted cholera and suffered extreme asthma. Unfortunately, she .
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