{"product_id":"encyclopedia-of-lourdes-justin-corfield-9781876586409","title":"Encyclopedia of Lourdes","description":"\u003cp\u003eLourdes was a quiet country town in the south of France until 1858 when a poor local girl, Bernadette Soubirous, reported seeing 18 Marian Apparitions at the local grotto. The site quickly attracted pilgrims and also many sick people who came to pray for a cure. To cope with the number of visitors, three basilicas, a medical bureau and a large number of hotels have been built at Lourdes. To date there have been 69 miraculous cures which have been acknowledged by the Roman Catholic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAround six million people visit Lourdes each year, and the town is the second most important tourist centre in France - after Paris. It is also the third most important site of Catholic pilgrimage after Rome and the Holy Land.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is the first major historical work on all aspects of Lourdes - both as a site of pilgrimage, and also its history since medieval times. It has over 1,000 illustrations, including many photographs taken for this book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonsignor Harry Entwistle, in his foreword, writes, 'I am sure that if you have visited Lourdes you will discover a great deal more about some of the places you visited, and if you have not been fortunate enough to do so, this book may trigger a desire to do so.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justin Corfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1876586400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781876586409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Corfield and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.56d","brand":"Justin Corfield","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44584111669503,"sku":"9781876586409","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ee4e4414-6f4d-4747-ad29-a1e540472bba.jpg?v=1701885375","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/encyclopedia-of-lourdes-justin-corfield-9781876586409","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}