Visions Collection (page 3)

St Francis Assisi Vision
SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI St Francis sees a vision

Alacoque and Jesus
Marguerite-Marie Alacoque has the first of four visions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, at Paray-le-Mondial, France

Lourdes Procession
A procession at Lourdes, near the Grotto

Ww1 Bvm Sighting
The Virgin Mary appears to some Russian soldiers in a cloud which conceals them from the Germans : they believe she was protecting them, and so must be on their side

Pontmain Vision
Several children have a vision of the Virgin Mary, during the last stages of the war with Prussia

Pilgrims, Beauraing
Pilgrims at the Grotto du Pensionnat, where the Virgin Mary came down from Heaven to speak with some Belgian children

Miraculous Maguey
Miraculous apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe in a maguey plant (American aloe)

Bureau De Constatations
The BUREAU DE CONSTATATIONS, where claims to have been cured are evaluated by a team of doctors

Lourdes / View in 1877
Lourdes in 1877; the Basilica has been erected above the grotto, but the esplanade and the places for obtaining holy water and candles have as yet to be constructed

Encounter with a Spirit
A lady has a visionary encounter with a spirit-being from the Great Beyond

Pontmain Witnesses - 1
Eugene Friteau, one of the farm children who sees a vision of the Virgin Mary as the Prussian Army sweeps through France; with his grandmother

Pontmain Witnesses - 3
Joseph and Eugene Barbedette, two of the farm children who see a vision of the Virgin Mary at the farm where they live, as the Prussian Army sweeps through France

Pontmain Witnesses - 2
Augustine Boitin, one of the farm children who sees a vision of the Virgin Mary as the Prussian Army sweeps through France; with her mother

Pontmain Witnesses - 4
Francoise Richer and Jeanne- Marie Lebosse, two of the farm children who see a vision of the Virgin Mary as the Prussian Army sweeps through France Date: 17 January 1871

Ezekiel and the Bones
God said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones... and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, and the flesh came up upon them, and the breath came into them

Alonso Rodriguez
ALONSO RODRIGUEZ Jesuit saint, noted for his visions and ecstasies

Bernadette, March Vision
Bernadette, accompanied by a sizeable crowd, asks the apparition who she is, and obtains the reply, I am the Immaculate Conception !

Arriving at Lourdes
A trainload of pilgrims arrive at Lourdes after travelling through the night : the sick are carried into the town on stretchers or in wheelchairs

Henry Irving / Bells
HENRY IRVING English actor-manager as Mathias in The Bells

Vision of Robert Mennot
Robert Mennot, L Ermite, sees a vision while at sea, telling him to bring peace to England and France, currently engaged in the 100 years war. But no one believes him

Sick Pilgrims, Lourdes
Sick pilgrims waiting in the courtyard of the hospital at Lourdes to be taken to the Grotto where, if the Virgin chooses, they will be cured

Fatima Crowd - 3
A section of the crowd at the Cova da Iria, Fatima, during the culminating appearance of the Virgin Mary to the visionaries

Fatima Crowd - 1
Part of the crowd at the Cova da Iria, Fatima, during the culminating appearance of the Virgin Mary to the visionaries

Mary at LA Salette
The Virgin Mary appears to two children guarding sheep, Melanie Calvat (14) and Maximin Girard (11) : the site in south-east France is now a popular pilgrim destination

The Grotto at Lourdes
Pilgrims gather at the Grotto where Bernadette Soubirous met the Virgin Mary : probably no other riverside rock has attracted so many visitors !

Vision of a Ship in Fire
Pictures in the fire

The Power of Fancy
THE POWER OF FANCY A dreamer conjures forth strange visions

Daughters of Albion
VISIONS OF THE DAUGHTERS OF ALBION A criticism of the sexual morals and organised religion of Blakes time

Lourdes Bureau 2
Members of Le Bureau des Constatations Medicales consider a case under the presidency of Dr Boissarie (1836-1917) (third from right)

Vision at Lourdes
The scene at the Grotte de Massabieille when Bernadette Soubirous, gathering firewood with friends, sees the figure of a young female, later identified as the Virgin

Lourdes in 1877
The town in 1877; by now not only the basilica but several other buildings have been erected, but the riverbank is unspoilt and the souvenir shops have yet to come

Henri Lasserre
HENRI LASSERRE author of one of the earliest and most comprehensive books on Lourdes, establishing the Lourdes myth in its widely accepted form

Laurence Portrait
Monseigneur LAURENCE, bishop of Tarbes, the cleric ultimately responsible for the Catholic Church in the Lourdes region at the time of Bernadettes alleged visions

Peyramale Portrait
Monseigneur PEYRAMALE, the French cleric who was cure of Lourdes at the time of Bernadettes alleged visions, and had the difficult task of directing Church policy

Estrade Portrait
JEAN-BAPTISTE ESTRADE French tax collector, witness to many of the events at Lourdes and author of one of the first and most important books on the subject

Cross of Pic Du Jer
A few stalwart pilgrims have climbed to the summit of the Pic du Jer, where a cross has been erected, overlooking Lourdes

Blessing the Sick
Benediction du Tres-Saint Sacrament des Malades - the Blessing of the Very Holy Sacrament of the Sick, outside the Rosary

At the Piscines
Pilgrims outside les piscines - the bathing houses where the sick can plunge into the waters of the miraculous healing spring revealed by the Virgin to Bernadette

Place De LA Basilique
Pilgrims make their way across the Place de la Basilique to the Basilica which the Virgin Mary commissioned to be built in her honour

Drinking the Water
Pilgrims drink the water from the miraculous healing spring which the Virgin Mary revealed to Bernadette in 1858

Stations of Cross
Pilgrims follow the Stations of the Cross, up the hill to the Calvary

Sick are Blessed
Priests bless the sick in front of the Rosary

Arriving by Coach
Pilgrims at the coach station

Mens Pilgrimage
The Mens Pilgrimage - lining up with banners in front of the Rosary

Arriving by Train
Pilgrims arriving by train - women and clerics

Waiting to Bathe
Pilgrims wait to bathe in the miraculous waters from the spring which the Virgin Mary revealed to Bernadette

Invalid on Stretcher
A sick pilgrim on a wheeled stretcher, with family, priest and nurses

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