{"product_id":"encyclopedia-of-lourdes-9781876586409","title":"Encyclopedia of Lourdes","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Justin Corfield | Harry Entwistle\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Corfield and Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Corfield and Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Europe - France\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLourdes was a quiet country town in the south of France until 1858 when a poor local girl, Bernadette Soubirous, reported seeing 18 Marian Apparitions at the local grotto. The site quickly attracted pilgrims and also many sick people who came to pray for a cure. To cope with the number of visitors, three basilicas, a medical bureau and a large number of hotels have been built at Lourdes. To date there have been 69 miraculous cures which have been acknowledged by the Roman Catholic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAround six million people visit Lourdes each year, and the town is the second most important tourist centre in France - after Paris. It is also the third most important site of Catholic pilgrimage after Rome and the Holy Land.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is the first major historical work on all aspects of Lourdes - both as a site of pilgrimage, and also its history since medieval times. It has over 1,000 illustrations, including many photographs taken for this book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonsignor Harry Entwistle, in his foreword, writes, 'I am sure that if you have visited Lourdes you will discover a great deal more about some of the places you visited, and if you have not been fortunate enough to do so, this book may trigger a desire to do so.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46475841339543,"sku":"9781876586409","price":5229.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781876586409.jpg?v=1766276940","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/encyclopedia-of-lourdes-9781876586409","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}