21 May

2022

The Relics of St. Bernadette Venerated in New York

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Pilgrims venerate the relics of St. Bernadette in Our Lady of Lourdes Church today.

The relics of St. Bernadette Soubirous, who received miraculous visions of Our Lady in Lourdes, France in the 19th century, are on a tour of the United States. They are currently at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes on West 142nd Street in Manhattan. They will be at the church until Tuesday, May 24, with the exception of Monday, when they will be at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. A full schedule can be found here. Information on the US tour of the relics including a schedule of all locations are on this website

The church of Our Lady of Lourdes is one of the most curious in Manhattan. It incorporates many details from buildings that had been remodeled or demolished. We have previously written about it in The Recycled Church.

The school was built a few years after the church; obviously the Catholics of that day had principles that differed from those of many of their descendants
The immediate neigborhood of the church is one of the most picturesque in Manhattan.

Published in Events, The Churches of New York