Description: Lourdes, FRANCE - Basilica & Crown Virgin - 1968: Lourdes (Gascon Occitan Lorda or Lourde) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in south-western France. The former regional language of this area used to be Gascon Occitan (or Gasconha, Occitània which was the spoken language at the time of Saint Bernadette Soubirous), but has been largely supplanted by French as in many regions of France. Lourdes is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees, famous for the Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes said to have occurred in 1858 to Bernadette Soubirous. At that time, the most prominent feature of the town was the fortified castle that rises up from a rocky escarpment at its centre. Following the reports that Our Lady of Lourdes had appeared to Bernadette Soubirous on a total of eighteen occasions, Lourdes has developed into a major place of Roman Catholic pilgrimage and of miraculous healings. The 150th Jubilee of the first apparition took place on 11 February 2008 with an outdoor mass attended by approximately 45,000 pilgrims. Today Lourdes has a population of around 15,000 but is able to take in some 5,000,000 pilgrims and tourists every season. With about 270 hotels, Lourdes has the second greatest number of hotels per square kilometer in France after Paris. The card offers a view of many pilgrims approaching the Basilica. The card is in good condition, but there is edge wear and some creasing. P. Doucet. Lourdes.
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Features: Panoramic
Modified Item: No
Country: France
Subject: Church
Casilique: Roman Catholic
Era: Chrome (c. 1939-present)
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Religion: Christianity
Region: Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Material: Paper
Healing: Miricals
Featured Person: Saint Bernadette Soubirous
Brand/Publisher: P. Doucet
Shrine: Blessed Mother
Virgin Mary: Apparitions
Postage Condition: Posted
City: Lourdes
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Continent: Europe
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Theme: Architecture, Cities & Towns, Religious, Religions, Roman Catholic, Shrine, Virgin Mary, Pilgrimage, Pyrenee Mountains, Marian Apparitions
Type: Real Photo (RPPC)
