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.

Seminars and meetings

Catering facilities

Accomodation

Pilgrimage

Retreat

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..

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.

Easily accessible

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

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 jourMercredi 15 janvier

Wednesday 15 jan 2025 - 08h00

8h Messe du Sanctuaire à la Chapelle

11h30 Messe du Sanctuaire à la Chapelle

15h Découverte de la vie de Bernadette départ à la réception

18h30 Prière du Soir à Saint Augustin

Programme du jourJeudi 16 janvier

Thursday 16 jan 2025 - 11h30

11h30 Messe du Sanctuaire à la Chapelle

16h/17h Confessions à la Chapelle

16h Adoration du Saint-Sacrement à la Chapelle

18h30 Prière du Soir à Saint Augustin

Programme du jourVendredi 17 janvier

Friday 17 jan 2025 - 11h30

11h30 Messe du Sanctuaire à la Chapelle

18h30 Prière du Soir à Saint Augustin

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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 sayings

Her body

Pray with Bernadette

Voluntary Work

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TESTIMONIESVolunteers and visitors' testimonies

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Programme du jour

Votre séjour au sanctuaire

Chaque jour, nous vous proposons un programme pour vous recueillir et découvrir la vie de sainte Bernadette

OFFRES D'EMPLOI

Poste de second de cuisine en CDI

Nous recherchons pour le sanctuaire Sainte-Bernadette de Nevers un second de cuisine à temps plein (CDI).

OFFRES D'EMPLOI

Poste de réceptionniste en CDI

Nous recherchons pour l'Espace Bernadette à Nevers, une réceptionniste à temps plein (CDI)

Newspaper

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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