The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1395 page)

 
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Lourdes
.

In SW France, site of a shrine of the Virgin
Mary
. In 1858 the 14-year-old peasant girl,
Bernadette
Soubirous, had visions of the Virgin Mary who told her that she was the
Immaculate Conception
(a dogma then recently defined). A spring appeared and miraculous healings began to be reported, with the result that increasing numbers began to visit Lourdes. In 1862, the pilgrimage was officially recognized, and the first of a succession of churches was begun. A recent building has been the vast underground basilica of St Pius X, dedicated by the future Pope John XXIII in 1958. Feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes, 11 Feb.

 
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Love
.

The many facets of love have been given expression in religions in ways so diverse that they characterize priorities and attitudes. For examples of these characterizations, see
AGAPE
;
BHAKTI
;
K
MA
;
KARU
;
MO TZU
;
PREMA
;
RA
M
N
YA
.

 
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Love Feast
:

see
AGAPE
.

 
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