Most Blessed Virgin
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A Marian apparition that appeared to Soubirous in Lourdes. The Bishop of Tarbes declared the apparitions to be supernatural and divine after investigation by a commission of priests. The entity is identified as the Virgin Mary appearing in a miraculous manifestation.
When
- First attested
- 1862 CE
- Attested period
- 1862 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Officially declared supernatural and divine by Bishop Betrand Severt Laurence on 18 January 1862 following ecclesiastical investigation.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“We remain convinced that the Apparitions are supernatural and divine, and that by consequence, what Soubirous saw was the Most Blessed Virgin.”
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