Vintage illustration of Pilgrims at the Grotto of Lourdes, Occitanie, France. In 1858 Lourdes rose to prominence in France and abroad due to the Marian apparitions claimed to have been seen by the peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous, who was later canonized. Shortly thereafter the city with the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes became one of the world's most important sites of pilgrimage and religious tourism.

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Photo credit: © Walker Art Library / Alamy / Afripics
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