Sanctuary Saint Bernadette Soubirous of Nevers

It was to Bernadette Soubirous, a simple and humble young girl, that the Virgin Mary chose to appear in Lourdes on several occasions in 1858. She presented herself as the Immaculate Conception.
Bernadette joined the Sisters of Charity of Nevers where she took care of sick and poor people. A poor young girl, chosen among all by the Virgin Mary, she will make her poverty a real wealth: "Jesus alone for Riches" (Sister Bernadette).

In the centre of Nevers, on the hill Saint-Gildard, the presence of the preserved body of Bernadette Soubirous attracted very early pilgrims from all over the world.

Today, the Sanctuary is a place of welcome for all, a spiritual and retreat center where we discover Bernadette and where we follow in her steps… Her religious life in 1866, date of her arrival at the age of 22, until April 16, 1879, the day of her death, she was 35 years old. Come and see ...

Chapelle Open

The Chapel is open every day from 10.00 AM to 12.00PM and from 2.00 PM to 4.00PM.

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SERVICES Services of the Sanctuary

The Sanctuary offers  :

  • Accommodation up to 200 people, from family rooms to single rooms with shower and sanitary facilities.
  • Catering facilities available to the public 7 days a week.
  • Pastoral and spiritual animation on request.
  • Chapel-oratories and places of meditation.
  • Equipped rooms including simultaneous translation booths.
  • Surrounding the house is a four-hectare park, in the centre of which is self-catering facility for groups, friends and families.
Carte localisation

The sanctuary A strong and important pilgrimage's location

Each year thousands of people from all over the world come on pilgrimage to Nevers to pray beside Saint Bernadette.

Coming to Nevers means coming to meet Bernadette Soubirous and be influenced by her and by the message she received in Lourdes and lived out in Nevers :

« Every human being is precious in the eyes of God ».

A team of employees and volunteers (lay people, priests, Sisters of Charity of Nevers), will welcome you to this Sanctuary and help you during your stay..

Icone visiteurs

200 000 visitors/year

Each year, nearly 200 000 pilgrims come to discover what was the life of  Bernadette Soubirous after the apparitions of Lourdes in 1858.

Icone acces facile

Easily accessible

Located just 2h30 from Paris and Lyon, the Sancturay is easily accessible by train, car, bus or plane.

Icone infos pratique Practical informations

For more information about the access or the opening hours of the Sanctuary of Nevers, read the practical informations
CALENDAR

Events to come

All the year different animations are organised, seminars, commemorations, shows, festivals... Do not hesitate to read the program for the year.

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Programme du jourLundi 20 avril

Monday 20 apr 2026 - 08h30


8:30    Prière des mères*    St Augustin
11:00    Mass in English  (Messe en anglais)*    Noviciat
11:00    Confessions*    Chapelle
11:30    Messe du Sanctuaire    Chapelle
18:00    Messe auf Deutsch (Messe en allemand)*    Noviciat
 

Programme du jourMardi 21 avril

Tuesday 21 apr 2026 - 06h30

      
6:30    Messe auf Deutsch (Messe en allemand)*    Noviciat
9:30    Guided tour in English  (Visite guidée en anglais)*    Grotte
10:45    Messe en Sinhala*    Noviciat
11:00    Confessions*    Chapelle
11:30    Messe du Sanctuaire    Chapelle
13:30    Mass in English  (Messe en anglais)*    Noviciat
14:30    Msza po polsku  (Messe en polonais)*    Noviciat
19:00    Prière du soir avec les sœurs de la Charité de Nevers    St Augustin
 

RetraiteAtelier de broderie d’icônes

Tuesday 21 apr 2026 - 09h30

De 9h30 à 17h30 selon la Tradition orthodoxe

animé par Juliette Brunet, iconographe, et accompagné spirituellement par Jean-Pierre Brunet, diacre

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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF bernadette Saint Bernadette Soubirous

All the year different animations are organised, seminars, commemorations, shows, festivals... Do not hesitate to read the program for the year.

Her story Her story
Her sayings Her sayings
Her body Her body
Pray with Bernadette Pray with Bernadette
Voluntary Work Voluntary Work
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CUISINIER H/F - CDI - Temps plein
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CUISINIER H/F - CDI - Temps plein

Nous recherchons pour le sanctuaire Sainte-Bernadette de Nevers un cuisinier à temps plein (CDI).
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Votre séjour au sanctuaire

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EMPLOYE POLYVALENT DE RESTAURATION H/F
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EMPLOYE POLYVALENT DE RESTAURATION H/F

Le sanctuaire recrute un ou une employé(e) polyvalent(e) de restauration en CDI - Temps Plein pour renforcer son équipe
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Three times per year, we publish the newspaper « journal de Bernadette » to inform you about the life in the Sanctuary, the events which have taken place as well as those which are to come.

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