Lourdes Centenary

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1498
Date Released
17 Feb 1958
Date submitted
13 Feb 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Lourdes Centenary. DESCRIPTION: Many pilgrims had journeyed thousands of miles to the little town in the Pyrenees where, a hundred years ago, Bernadette Soubirous first saw her Miraculous Vision and received her message of divine healing. For the sick and suffering it has been the scene of many miracles of faith. In the light of torches the celebrations illuminate the dark. So began the great Catholic Festival - the Centenary Celebrations. SHOTLIST: GV crowds. MS nuns. GV crowds. LS top of grotto. MS priest, LS church & grotto, pan to crowds. GV crowds. CU priest walking. LS crowds around grotto. GV church lit up at night. LS torch light procession. Another same. MS Virgin Mary. CU same.
Keywords
Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Health and medicine; Celebrations and festivals; Religion and belief
Locations
France; Lourdes
Footage sources
France
Card file number
72848
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
66
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Lourdes Centenary', British Movietone News Issue No. 1498, 17 Feb 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22220 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)