Lourdes before the apparitions: a rural village between history and traditionsBefore becoming a world-famous place of pilgrimage, Lourdes was just a small, peaceful village tucked away in the French Pyrenees. Situated in the Bigorre region, this rural market town had a rich history, but little of note compared with other major towns in the area. Lourdes was primarily an agricultural centre, with families making a modest living from the land, livestock farming and local trade. Read more...

The water of Lourdes, from the miraculous spring that gushes forth at the heart of the Lourdes sanctuary, is one of the most powerful symbols of the Christian faith and devotion to the Virgin Mary. This water, associated with the Marian apparitions to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858, is renowned for its healing, blessing and spiritual comforting properties. In our online shop, we offer you the chance to purchase this sacred water, bringing a piece of the Lourdes shrine directly to your home, wherever you are in the world. Read more...

The month of August, traditionally dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the Catholic Church, is a time of year when the faithful turn their hearts and minds to the Mother of Jesus with particular devotion. This month is often seen as a time to renew one's attachment to Mary, deepen one's faith and celebrate one of the greatest Marian feasts: the Assumption. This feast, which takes place on 15 August, is at the heart of Marian celebrations, but the whole month is marked by various prayers, processions and devotions in her honour. The Assumption of Mary is a feast of the Virgin Mary. Read more...

The feast of the Assumption is one of the most important religious celebrations for Catholics around the world, and it takes on a special significance in Lourdes, a Marian pilgrimage site par excellence. Every year on 15 August, thousands of pilgrims converge on this small town in the French Pyrenees to celebrate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, who, according to Catholic tradition, was taken up to heaven body and soul after the end of her earthly life. Lourdes, the site of the Marian apparitions in 1858, becomes the spiritual centre of this festival, where the faith, devotion and communion of believers are intensely manifest. Read more...

The Basilica of St Pius X, located in Lourdes, France, is a unique and impressive Catholic pilgrimage site. Lourdes is world-famous for the Marian apparitions that took place there in 1858, when Bernadette Soubirous, a young girl from the village, claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary on several occasions. Read more...