The present fame of Lourdes is entirely associated with this grotto, where the Virgin Mary is believed in the Roman Catholic world to have revealed herself repeatedly to a peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous in 1858.
Since the visions of Bernadette Soubirous, their authentication by a commission of enquiry appointed by the bishop of Tarbes, and the authorization by the pope of the cult of Our Lady of Lourdes, the quarter on the left bank of the Gave has sprung up and it is estimated that 600,000 pilgrims annually visit the town.
Our cook Mrs Bernadette O'Gara provided a splendid repast and the guest of honor was Miss Melanie McDonagh.
I Love You Through and Through by Bernadette Rossetti Shustak is written from a parent's point of view about all the things loveable about the child, from their bad moods to their toes and hair.
Bernadette Reiss began the company Biscotti in 1986, and has slowly built up the brand to become the popular and respected name that it is today.
