Grotta di Lourdes
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This article is about the replica of the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens. For the Grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes, France, see Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. For the Vatican Grotto(es), see St Peter's Basilica.
Grotta di Lourdes (also Grotta della Madonna di Lourdes)[1] is an artificial cave in the Vatican gardens. It was built in 1902–05 and is a replica of the Lourdes Grotto in France. The context of building this grotto is the vision of the Madonna that a young girl, Bernadette Soubirous, experienced 18 times. Prior to that the Pope had promulgated the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in 1854.[2]
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Coordinates | 41°54′10″N 012°26′54″E |
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Pope Francis, two days after his election as Roman Pontiff, visited the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes on the afternoon of 15 March 2013 and offered prayers before the statue of the Virgin Mary.[3]