Lourdes
A Modern Pilgrimage
$28.95
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2014
Summary
The most popular pilgrimage site in the worldThat is Lourdes, a small town in the French Pyrenees, where in 1858 Our Lady appeared to the young peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous. Curiosity and fascination grew steadily, a shrine was erected at the grotto where Bernadette experienced these visions, and Lourdes became a worldwide attraction. Today, more than 4 million people visit the shrine each year. Many come out of desperate hope; and countless “miracles” and healings have been claimed by v…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780385182522 |
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| ISBN-10: | 038518252X |
| Author: | Patrick Marnham |
| Publisher: | TBS The Book Service Ltd |
| Imprint: | TBS The Book Service Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2014 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 19mm |
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About The Author
Patrick Marnham
Patrick Marnham is the biographer of George Simenon and Diego Rivera, and his books have won the Thomas Cook Travel Prize and the Marsh Biography Award.
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