St Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes is one of the most popular modern saints of the Catholic Church, whose influence extends beyond the Church to include people of all faiths and none, who visit Lourdes and gain an insight into the impact this largely illiterate French teenager had on mid-Nineteenth century France and beyond. Simon Uttley places Bernadette in the context of her times – political, ecclesiastical and civic.
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