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Feb 12, 2018 · The miracle was officially declared by Bishop Jacques Benoit-Gonin of Beauvais, France on Feb. 11, the World Day of the Sick and the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes.
- CNA Staff
- A Medical Investigation Office Unique in The World
- History
- Declaration of A Miracle: 4 Decisive Steps
- The Doctors’ Work and Voting Must Meet A Set of 7 Criteria4
Founded in 1883, the “Bureau des Constatations Médicales de Lourdes” (Medical Bureau of the Sanctuary) is, like the baths1, part of the historical heritage of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. It is a unique place in the world, as no other shrine, regardless of religion, benefits from the permanent presence of a doctor in charge of noting, veri...
At the request of Father Rémi Sempé, Father of Garaison, first Rector of the Sanctuary, Dr Georges-Fernand Dunot de Saint-Maclou established the “Bureau des Constatations Médicales” (Medical Bureau of the Sanctuary), so that no one would leave Lourdes claiming to be “cured” without having submitted his or her healing story to a rigorous and collegi...
The permanent doctor of the Medical Bureau of Lourdes, Dr Alessandro de Franciscis, who has been in charge of this mission since 2009, receives the people who wish to declare a cure. If he considers the case to be serious and worthy of further investigation, he will call in his fellow doctors and carers who are present at Lourdes on that day and wh...
The 1st criterion is that the disease is serious, with an unfavourable prognosis.Secondly, the disease must be known and recorded by medicine.Thirdly, this disease must be organic, lesional, that is to say, there must be objective, biological, radiological criteria, everything that currently exists in medicine; this means that even today...Fourthly, there must not have been any treatment to which the cure could be attributed.Feb 9, 2024 · Of all seventy beautiful miracles from the Grotto, below are three miracles worth learning about as we approach 164 years since the first apparition. The First Recognized Miracle of Lourdes: Catherine Latapie; The Youngest Recipient of a Miracle at Lourdes: Justin Bouhort
Since 1858 in Lourdes, seventy cures have been recognised as miraculous; the most recent, that of Sister Bernadette Moriau, dates from 2018. The Bureau of Medical Observations, created in 1883 and today under the responsibility of Doctor Alessandro de Franciscis, has recorded more than 7000 dossiers of cures.
The first person with a "certified miracle" was a woman whose right hand had been deformed as a consequence of an accident. Several miracles turned out to be short-term improvement or even hoaxes, and Catholic Church and government officials became increasingly concerned.
Dec 19, 2022 · The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in Southern France is the site of 70 medical miracles recognized by the Catholic Church. The Marian shrine is famous to the faithful, but less well...
May 17, 2024 · Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, French saint whose visions led to the founding of the Marian shrine of Lourdes. Celebration of her feast is optional in the Roman calendar, though Lourdes is a major pilgrimage center for those seeking healing. Learn about her life and legacy.
