Bernadette Of Lourdes

A religious drama based on the life of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, the woman who at the age of fourteen in February and March of 1858, had a total of eighteen visions of the Virgin Mary. Doing as instructed, Bernadette digs by a large rock, revealing a "healing spring" that is still visited today the Lourdes.

Filmed adaptaton of the life of St. Bernadette of Lourdes. As a 14 year old peasant girl growing up in the tiny French village of Lourdes in the 19th century, Bernadette (Daniel Ajoret) experiences visions of the Virgin Mary in a nearby grotto during February and March of 1858. Doing as instructed, Bernadette digs by a large rock, revealing a "healing spring" that is still visited today - the Lourdes. Bernadette joined the Sister of Charity at Nevers (1866) and remained in seclusion until her death at 35. After her death, Bernadette´s body remained "incorruptible", and the shrine at Lourdes went on to become a major site for pilgrimage, attracting millions of Catholics each year. On December 8, 1933 she was canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 11 November, 2008