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Events on Friday 16 July 1858 1
1858Bernadette Soubirous's apparitions at Lourdes concludeFinal Marian apparition reported at the Lourdes grottoBetween February and July 1858, teenager Bernadette Soubirous reported eighteen visions of the Virgin Mary at a grotto near Lourdes, France. The site went on to become one of the world's most visited Catholic pilgrimage destinations. The Church formally authenticated the apparitions in 1862.