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Since the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in 1858, millions of people from all over the world have flocked to Lourdes every year to experience the grace of this place. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is above all the place of healing of bodies and hearts where one comes to pray humbly to the one who revealed her name to Bernadette Soubirous: “I am the Immaculate Conception”.
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The Message of Lourdes, a treasure to be discovered
Coming to Lourdes for the first time means first of all looking at and discovering this place where the Virgin Mary appeared eighteen times in 1858. It means feeling the faith of the thousands of pilgrims who respond to Our Lady’s call to “come here in procession” and observing the hope of all the sick pilgrims who come to the Grotto for a little comfort and – why not – the grace of healing. Seeing the charity of all those, volunteers and hospitallers, who come to serve others, means experiencing the Message of Lourdes in practice.
Million pilgrims every year
‘Chapelains’ in the service of pilgrims
Cures recognized as miraculous
At Lourdes, the poor and the sick come first
In a society marked by individualism, Lourdes wants to respond with fraternity. To material success, Lourdes wants to respond with the price and value of poverty. To the cult of the body, Lourdes wants to respond with the dignity of all life. To mistrust, Lourdes responds with trust. To isolation and loneliness, Lourdes responds with gathering and joy.
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A working community in the service of pilgrims
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is not just a historical monument that is maintained; it is a lively place that gets transformed, year after year, in order to better welcome pilgrims from all over the world and make each one discover its historical richness and the universality of its message.
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Every day, for more than 160 years, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes has welcomed pilgrims from all over the world, especially the most fragile and suffering, so that everyone can experience the grace of Lourdes. The Sanctuary is the world’s leading network of “hospitalités” serving the sick and is supported in its mission by the Friends of Our Lady of Lourdes Community, made up of donors, benefactors, volunteers and organisers of pilgrimages to Lourdes.
We are committed to use your donation concretely to allow sick people to live their pilgrimage in the best material and spiritual conditions, maintain and restore the Sanctuary’s heritage, and give pilgrims from all over the world the means to live a pilgrimage under the eyes of Our Lady of Lourdes.
The projects of the Sanctuary
Projects for the Future
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Youth Village
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Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Upper Basilica)
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Hospitality and Mission
Accueil Notre-Dame
Worship
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Fire safety system
Restoration of Notre-Dame Chapel
Heritage
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Basilica of St. Pius X – Cathodic prevention device
Lighting and highlighting of the Sanctuary
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Management of the right bank of the River Gave de Pau
Hydropower plant
Tree Heritage Management Plan of the Youth Village
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75% DE VOTRE DON POUR LE SANCTUAIRE DE LOURDES SONT DÉDUCTIBLES DE VOS IMPÔTS*
dans la limite de 554 euros par an.
Au-delà, 66% de déduction (jusqu’à 20% des revenus du contribuable)
* Rehaussement de la réduction d’impôt pour les dons effectués au profit des associations cultuelles entre le 2 juin 2021 et le 31 décembre 2022 : vote définitif de la mesure dans la loi de finance rectificative n° 2021-953 du 19 juillet 2021. L’article 18 prévoit que le taux de la réduction d’impôt prévue au 1 de l’article 200 du code général des impôts est porté à 75 % pour les dons et versements, y compris l’abandon exprès de revenus ou produits, effectués entre le 2 juin 2021 et le 31 décembre 2022, au profit d’associations cultuelles ou d’établissements publics des cultes reconnus d’Alsace-Moselle. Les versements réalisés en 2021 sont retenus dans la limite de 554 euros. Pour les versements réalisés en 2022, cette limite est relevée dans la même proportion que la limite supérieure de la première tranche du barème de l’impôt sur le revenu de l’année 2021. Le montant obtenu est arrondi, s’il y a lieu, à l’euro supérieur. Il n’est pas tenu compte de ces versements pour l’application de la limite de 20 % du revenu imposable. Précision : ce plafond de 554€ est bien distinct de celui dit “amendement Coluche” qui permet de bénéficier d’une réduction à 75% pour certaines associations caritatives et humanitaires dites « organismes d’aide aux personnes en difficulté ». Il est bien possible de cumuler ces deux avantages.