Lourdes
Sign in to saveLourdes (, also , ; ) is a market town situated in the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for its Château fort, a fortified castle that rises up from a rocky escarpment at its center.
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Lourdes is a market town located in the Pyrenees mountains in southwestern France, historically known for its fortified castle. Before the mid-19th century, the town's primary claim to fame was this château fort that stands prominently on a rocky escarpment at its center.
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- Locality
- Lourdes
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 15,786
- Timezone
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- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Modern Age
- Geography
- Climate
- Apparitions and pilgrimages
- Marian apparitions
- Messages
- Religious sites
- Sanctuary of Lourdes
- Ukrainian Church
- Population
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Lourdes (, also , ; ) is a market town situated in the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for its Château fort, a fortified castle that rises up from a rocky escarpment at its center.
In 1858, Lourdes rose to prominence in France and abroad due to the Marian apparitions to the peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous (later canonized a saint by the Catholic Church for her virtuous life). Shortly thereafter, the city and its Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes became among the world's most important sites for pilgrimage and religious tourism.