Bernadette Soubirous
Saint
Bernadette Soubirous, also known as Bernadette of Lourdes, was the firstborn daughter of a miller from Lourdes, in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées in France, and is best known for experiencing apparitions of a "young lady" who asked for a chapel... Wikipedia
Born: January 7, 1844, Lourdes, France
Died: April 16, 1879 (age 35 years), Nevers, France
Place of burial: Couvent de Saint-Gildard, Nevers, France
Siblings: Toinette Soubirous, Jean-Marie Soubirous, Justin Soubirous, and more
Parents: François Soubirous and Louise Soubirous
Canonized: 8 December 1933, Rome by Pope Pius XI
Feast: 18 February (France); 16 April (elsewhere)