The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary (Notre Dame du Rosaire de Lourdes in French), Lourdes, France. The Basilica was the third church built on the site, alongside other Marian churches. Completed in 1899 and consecrated in 1901, it is specifically dedicated to the Rosary, even in its very architecture. Indeed, the nave is surrounded by fifteen smaller side chapels, one for each of the Mysteries of the Rosary. On the left of the nave are found the Joyful Mysteries, in the centre are the…

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Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary

Lourdes is a lesser-known town in France that offers just as much to tourists, and this is what travelers should know about when booking a trip there.

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Church in Lourdes, France.

Lourdes France Sanctuary

Blessed Memorial of the Apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes/Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception – (11 February and 16 July of 1858) – Patron of the ill and infirm, protection from disease, Fr…