A simple and uneducated girl, Bernadette received a miraculous vision of the Virgin Mary at a grotto in Lourdes, France. Her vision made her both a hero and a pariah among the people of her village simply for speaking about her experience.

Saint Bernadette Soubirous 1844 - 1879. Feast day: April 16.

Show Host: Sophia Bauer

Episode 315

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