Between February and July 1858, in the grotto of Massabielle, the Virgin Mary appeared 18 times to Bernadette Soubirous, a poor little girl from Lourdes. A true Marian "revolution" which, in... Read allBetween February and July 1858, in the grotto of Massabielle, the Virgin Mary appeared 18 times to Bernadette Soubirous, a poor little girl from Lourdes. A true Marian "revolution" which, in the heart of the Second Empire, shook up the established order with its universal message... Read allBetween February and July 1858, in the grotto of Massabielle, the Virgin Mary appeared 18 times to Bernadette Soubirous, a poor little girl from Lourdes. A true Marian "revolution" which, in the heart of the Second Empire, shook up the established order with its universal message of love and prayer.