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topic_name = Lourdes, France
[[Image:Christians at lourdes.jpg|thumb|center|Christians marching in a procession at Lourdes.]] |
subtopics = [[Apparitions and visions]], [[Marian apparitions]] |
opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |
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Lourdes is a famous town in [[France]], situated in the Southwest of the Hautes-Pyrénées department. It was originally a small unremarkable market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees. But following the Apparitions of Our Lady to Bernadette, Lourdes has developed into a major tourist destination as a Marian city. Today Lourdes has a population of some 17,000 inhabitants but is able to take in some 5,000,000 pilgrims and tourists every season.
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==Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lourdes Wikipedia - Lourdes]
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