Description
In 1858, in a grotto near Lourdes in southern France, Our Lady appeared 18 times to Bernadette Soubirous (Saint Bernadette), a young peasant girl. She revealed herself as the Immaculate Conception, asked that a chapel be built on the site of the vision, and told the girl to drink from a fountain in the grotto. No fountain was to be seen, but when Bernadette dug at a spot designated by the apparition, a spring began to flow. The water from this still flowing spring has shown remarkable healing power.
