A priest recites prayers at the entrance to the Massabielle grotto of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, while the faithful queue to enter. It was

---

A priest recites prayers at the entrance to the Massabielle grotto of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, while the faithful queue to enter. It was in the grotto that Bernadette Soubirous saw apparitions of the Virgin Mary. Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées department, Occitanie, France.

---

Size: 5197px × 4096px
Photo credit: © Classic Image / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: apparition, apparitions, belief, bernadette, catholic, department, faith, faithful, france, french, grotto, hautes-pyréées, lady, lourdes, marian, marion, mary, massabielle, occitanie, pilgrim, pilgrimage, pilgrims, prayers, priest, queue, recites, reciting, religion, religious, roman, sanctuary, soubirous, virgin