Lourdes a town located in the Pyrenees in France. In 1858, a 14-year-old peasant girl named Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary in the grotto on February 11. Over the next few weeks, she witnessed several apparitions. During the visions Mary stressed the importance of penance and praying for sinners. During one of visions, the Virgin Mary instructed Bernadette to dig in the ground, revealing a spring with water. On subsequent visits, the lady revealed herself to be the "Immaculate Conception" and also asked to get a church built. This led to establishment of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, which has become a renowned pilgrimage site.
The Lourdes Medical Bureau was established in the late 19th century. Over 7000 healings have been reported. The Lourdes Medical Bureau rigorously investigates, assesses and verifies each reported healing. So far 70 healings have been declared to be miraculous. This site describes the miraculous healings.
Lourdes is not just a place of historical and religious significance; it is a testament to the enduring power of faith, hope, and compassion. Whether seeking healing or simply wishing to experience the profound sense of peace that Lourdes offers, pilgrims leave with a renewed spirit and a sense of connection to something greater.
Miracle recognized on 1862/01/18
On the night of February 28, driven by a sudden inspiration, Catherine rose at 3 a.m., woke her young children, and set off on foot for Lour...
Miracle recognized on 1862/01/18
Miracle recognized on 1862/01/18
This healing is one of the most significant in the history of Lourdes. Louis, a quarry worker living in Lourdes, had been suffering from com...
Miracle recognized on 1862/01/18
Miracle recognized on 1862/01/18
For several years, Blaisette, a 50-year-old woman from Lourdes, suffered from severe eye problems. She had a chronic infection of the conjun...
Miracle recognized on 1862/01/18
Miracle recognized on 1862/01/18
Henri, a 16-year-old boy, could no longer endure his suffering. He asked to go to Lourdes, but his parents refused. With the help of a neigh...
Miracle recognized on 1862/01/18
Miracle recognized on 1862/01/18
Justin was often sick and considered crippled. At 2 years old, he had significant growth delays and had never walked. In early July, in desp...
Miracle recognized on 1862/01/18
Miracle recognized on 1862/01/18
Madeline had been bedridden for more than 20 years, confined to bed because she was paralyzed on her left side. Her doctors had long since a...
Miracle recognized on 1862/01/18
Miracle recognized on 1862/01/18
This was the first “distant” cure! At the beginning of 1858, 16-year-old Marie developed an inflammatory eye disease. Despite various treatm...
Miracle recognized on 1862/01/18
Miracle recognized on July 25, 1908
This was not the first cure that occurred outside of Lourdes, but it was the first miracle observed from a distance, unrelated to the water ...
Miracle recognized on July 25, 1908
Miracle recognized in April of 1908
Joachime was 29 years old when she arrived in Lourdes on September 12, 1878, suffering from gangrene in her right leg. The lesions had been ...
Miracle recognized in April of 1908
Miracle recognized on July 12, 1912
At the age of 21, in 1876, Elisa fell ill. For six years, she was treated for chronic bronchitis and an organic heart disease. Elisa remaine...
Miracle recognized on July 12, 1912
Miracle recognized on 1908/08/30
Sister Eugenia was born as Marie Mabille in 1885. In 1877, at 22, Marie suffered an abscess of the appendix, leading to peritonitis. By 18...
Miracle recognized on 1908/08/30
Miracle recognized on 1912/03/12
Born Aline Bruyere, in 1864 in the village of La Roque, France.
The doctors were certain: she had serious, incurable pulmonary tuberculosi...
Miracle recognized on 1912/03/12
Miracle recognized on 1908/10/10
Born Anne Jourdain on August 5, 1854 in France. Within the Jourdain family, tuberculosis took its toll: Ann lost two sisters and a brother....
Miracle recognized on 1908/10/10
Miracle recognized on 1910/09/08
At 13, Amelie began experiencing knee pain, which was initially thought to be due to growth. However, it turned out to be tuberculosis, whic...
Miracle recognized on 1910/09/08
Miracle recognized on 1908/06/06
August 21, 1891, stands out in Lourdes' history for the healings of Amelie Chagnon and Clementine Trouve. Both suffered from tuberculosis os...
Miracle recognized on 1908/06/06
Miracle recognized on 1908/06/06
The healings of Marie Lebranchu and Marie Lemarchand are often linked as they were both cured at the National Pilgrimage in Paris just a day...
Miracle recognized on 1908/06/06
Miracle recognized on 1908/06/06
The healings of Marie Lebranchu and Marie Lemarchand are often linked as they were both cured at the National Pilgrimage in Paris just a day...
Miracle recognized on 1908/06/06
Miracle recognized on 1908/02/04
Once again, it was a case of tuberculosis of the right knee, a "white tumor" frequently found among adolescents back then. The unexpected he...
Miracle recognized on 1908/02/04
Miracle recognized on 1908/08/15
Born Sylvie Delaporte in 1846. Lived in France as Franciscan Sister of the propagation of the Healing Faith.
Sister Marie was determined to ...
Miracle recognized on 1908/08/15
Miracle recognized on 1907/02/11
It all started suddenly after a bout of flu. In January 1892, a priest from a parish in the diocese of Evreux experienced nervous manifestat...
Miracle recognized on 1907/02/11
Miracle recognized on 1908/05/01
Aurelie, at age 26, fell into great despair, losing hope in medicine after months of battling pulmonary tuberculosis. Despite her doctor's a...
Miracle recognized on 1908/05/01
Miracle recognized on 1908/06/06
At 15, Esther could no longer live a normal adolescent life. She and her fellow tuberculosis patients at the Villepinte hospital felt like t...
Miracle recognized on 1908/06/06
Miracle recognized on 1907/10/27
Jeanne, still almost a teenager, faced an onslaught of health issues: destruction of two or three vertebrae, an abscess in her left thigh bo...
Miracle recognized on 1907/10/27
Miracle recognized on 1908/11/01
Driven by sheer desperation, Clémentine embarked on a journey to Lourdes. For over five years, she had witnessed the relentless progression ...
Miracle recognized on 1908/11/01
Miracle recognized on 1908/06/06
In 1899, after five unsuccessful surgical operations to treat the phlegmon in her right arm, Rose arrived in Lourdes. Each attempt by the do...
Miracle recognized on 1908/06/06
Miracle recognized on 1908/07/01
Father Salvador's medical history was bleak: tuberculosis began in his lungs in 1898, and by January 1900, it had progressed to tuberculous ...
Miracle recognized on 1908/07/01
Miracle recognized on 1908/02/05
On May 21, 1901, a remarkable event occurred. Just a day earlier, a 43-year-old nun named Sister Maximilien, who had been suffering from a l...
Miracle recognized on 1908/02/05
Miracle recognized on 1908/08/15
On the Rosary esplanade, she stood in a pitiable state, emaciated, weak, and bloodless. What could she hope for from the blessing of the Ble...
Miracle recognized on 1908/08/15
Miracle recognized on 1908/07/02
Johanna was too ashamed to be seen in public. A skin infection was gradually consuming her face, starting after the birth of her child. Afte...
Miracle recognized on 1908/07/02
Miracle recognized on 1908/05/10
In August 1904, Sister Saint-Hilaire arrived in Lourdes, reduced to skin and bones and a mere shadow of her former self. Her troubles began ...
Miracle recognized on 1908/05/10
Miracle recognized on 1908/03/25
Between the ages of 32 and 42, Rosalie's health deteriorated drastically. She experienced general weakness, lost her voice, coughed up blood...
Miracle recognized on 1908/03/25
Miracle recognized on 1908/02/11
As a child, this little girl faced numerous serious illnesses. In August 1904, at just 14, she was diagnosed with Pott's Disease, a form of ...
Miracle recognized on 1908/02/11
Miracle recognized on 1909/12/08
On December 26, 1990, as this woman celebrated her 105th birthday with her family, it was hard to believe that at the age of 20, her life ex...
Miracle recognized on 1909/12/08
Miracle recognized on 1911/11/06
After five days in Lourdes, Antonia returned home with no improvement in her health. She felt the same despair experienced by many uncured p...
Miracle recognized on 1911/11/06
Miracle recognized on 1911/06/04
Marie dedicated her caregiving skills to the sick in Lourdes whenever she could, praying fervently for them. Her devotion likely stemmed fro...
Miracle recognized on 1911/06/04
Miracle recognized on 1912/11/12
In 1958, Virginie was determined to visit Lourdes to celebrate the centenary of Mary’s apparitions at the Grotto. At around 20 years old, sh...
Miracle recognized on 1912/11/12
Miracle recognized on 1910/07/30
Marie fell ill on February 14, 1908. She was vomiting blood, her forearm had become pre-gangrenous, and she suffered intense pain in her lef...
Miracle recognized on 1910/07/30
Miracle recognized on 1910/08/05
Aimée had just received communion. As the mass at the Grotto ended, she felt an indescribable sensation of well-being that she thought she w...
Miracle recognized on 1910/08/05
Miracle recognized on 1913/10/18
In July 1910, Juliette Orion fell ill. She had faced hardships from a young age. Orphaned by her father, she was placed as a servant in the ...
Miracle recognized on 1913/10/18
Miracle recognized on 1912/09/08
At thirty, Marie already felt worn out by life. This farmer's wife had her health shaken by three pregnancies in quick succession, followed ...
Miracle recognized on 1912/09/08
Miracle recognized on 1957/06/04
On the morning of July 4, 1924, her legs still felt a bit stiff. However, this was nothing compared to her previous day's condition. The hea...
Miracle recognized on 1957/06/04
Miracle recognized on 1958/08/05
In September 1984, Lourdes lost a devoted hospitaller, Lydia Brosse, who passed away at the age of 95. Despite her small stature and frail h...
Miracle recognized on 1958/08/05
Miracle recognized on 1946/05/20
The year 1937 began badly for the Poor Clares (a Roman Catholic religious order of nuns) of Rennes. Sister Marie Marguerite was not expected...
Miracle recognized on 1946/05/20
Miracle recognized on 1951/12/14
Laennec Hospital diagnosed Louise with pulmonary, intestinal, and peritoneal tuberculosis. This diagnosis mirrored her family’s tragic histo...
Miracle recognized on 1951/12/14
Miracle recognized on 1949/05/31
Francis’ healing is notable as the second miracle involving a very young child. His story remained untold for eight years due to the Second ...
Miracle recognized on 1949/05/31
Miracle recognized on 1948/03/18
Healed in Algeria through the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes.
On August 15, 1943, Gabrielle requested to be taken to the church, just a...
Miracle recognized on 1948/03/18
Miracle recognized on 1959/11/14
In January 1940, behind the impersonal title of a “Work Accident” form, a human tragedy unfolded. Seventeen-year-old Yvonne’s arm was sudden...
Miracle recognized on 1959/11/14
Miracle recognized on 1949/05/05
Death had targeted Rose where she had given life. Cervical cancer was advancing rapidly, and the operation she underwent in Nice in February...
Miracle recognized on 1949/05/05
Miracle recognized on 1952/07/13
Jeanne is still quite astonished by this. It had been so long since she had prayed that she had almost eliminated it from her life. But upon...
Miracle recognized on 1952/07/13
Miracle recognized on 1952/06/05
Marie-Thérèse's journey reflects a common struggle. In 1936, at just 26 years old, she was afflicted by the tuberculosis that had claimed he...
Miracle recognized on 1952/06/05
Miracle recognized on 1960/06/02
Tuberculosis cast a long shadow over the Carini family. Maddalena Carini, who contracted the disease at the tender age of 10, endured its af...
Miracle recognized on 1960/06/02
Miracle recognized on 1950/10/20
Between 1938 and 1946, Jeanne's life was confined to various hospitals, her body marked by numerous scars from multiple operations due to tu...
Miracle recognized on 1950/10/20
Miracle recognized on 1961
Before she lost the ability to communicate entirely, she often expressed a fervent wish to visit Lourdes. Multiple sclerosis had gradually r...
Miracle recognized on 1961
Miracle recognized on 1955/05/30
In December 1949, a farmer and father of five began experiencing symptoms that prevented him from working in the fields: sudden fevers, loss...
Miracle recognized on 1955/05/30
Miracle recognized on 1955/05/18
Edeltraud and her sister Ruth lived the life they had chosen: touring Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, and Italy as dancers. However, Edeltrau...
Miracle recognized on 1955/05/18
Miracle recognized on 1953/12/08
On October 5, 1950, Colonel Pellegrin and his wife returned home to Toulon after their pilgrimage to Lourdes. The colonel, as usual, went to...
Miracle recognized on 1953/12/08
Miracle recognized on 1960/12/18
On April 30, 1952, Professor Barbin from the Faculty of Medicine of Nantes was astounded by what he had just witnessed. It was undoubtedly o...
Miracle recognized on 1960/12/18
Miracle recognized on 1956/07/16
Alice Couteault’s healing is one of the many remarkable stories associated with Lourdes. Born on December 1, 1917, in Gourdon, France, Alice...
Miracle recognized on 1956/07/16
Miracle recognized on 1956/08/15
Marie’s case stands out in the history of Lourdes for her three successive healings. In 1952, at the age of 30, she was unable to walk, hear...
Miracle recognized on 1956/08/15
Miracle recognized on 1963/05/31
As Ginette approached her 26th birthday, her life took a dramatic turn when she began showing signs of a rare and incurable disease, thrombo...
Miracle recognized on 1963/05/31
Miracle recognized on 1965/05/26
Elisa Aloi was nearly 17 when she began suffering from a white tumor in her right knee. Over the next decade, she endured numerous tuberculo...
Miracle recognized on 1965/05/26
Miracle recognized on 1965/05/11
Young Juliette’s body was covered in bruises. Between the ages of 12 and 23, she underwent 11 surgical operations, including 4 bone curettag...
Miracle recognized on 1965/05/11
Miracle recognized on 1976/05/26
Vittorio Micheli, a humble stretcher-bearer, was the 63rd person to experience a miracle at Lourdes. Often seen quietly serving the sick the...
Miracle recognized on 1976/05/26
Miracle recognized on 1978/06/17
In December 1968, Serge was suddenly afflicted with hemiplegia. After numerous tests, he was diagnosed with carotid thrombosis. He returned ...
Miracle recognized on 1978/06/17
Miracle recognized on 1989/06/28
Delizia Cirolli’s journey to becoming a mother and a nurse was an unexpected blessing. In March 1976, her life took a dramatic turn when, at...
Miracle recognized on 1989/06/28
Miracle recognized on 1999/02/09
The Bêly family lived a tranquil life in their home in Angoulême. Jean-Pierre, married to Genevieve and father of two children, worked as a ...
Miracle recognized on 1999/02/09
Miracle recognized on 2005/09/03
Anna Santaniello experienced a remarkable healing at Lourdes in 1952. She had been suffering from a severe form of rheumatic heart disease, ...
Miracle recognized on 2005/09/03
Miracle recognized on 2012/10/11
Sister Luigina Traverso of Novi Ligure (Piedmont), Italy, was not yet 30 years old when she experienced the first symptoms of paralysis in h...
Miracle recognized on 2012/10/11
Miracle recognized on 2013/06/20
Danila Castelli, a wife and mother, lived an ordinary life until she began experiencing severe spontaneous hypertensive crises at the age of...
Miracle recognized on 2013/06/20
Miracle recognized on 2018/02/11
Sister Bernadette Moriau's healing is indeed a remarkable story! She was an 83-year-old French nun suffering from cauda equina syndrome, a s...
Miracle recognized on 2018/02/11