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Supernatural Lourdes - Miracles Of The Gods (43 images)

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The absurdity of miracle hunting, demystifying the mystical.
Situated in southwest France north of the Pyrenees, Lourdes is thought by Roman Catholics to have been where the impoverished 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous saw the Virgin Mary in 1858. She was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1933 and by Hollywood a decade later when her story was turned into the 1943 kitsch classic "The Song of Bernadette," with Jennifer Jones. Millions now visit Lourdes annually to attend services...
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