France 1905 Picture Postcard On Lourdes Pilgrimage From Pyrenees

France 1905 picture postcard featuring Lourdes Pilgrimage before the Rosary. The front of the postcard has a photograph of Sanctuaire Notre Dame de Lourdes, and an inscription - Lourdes Pèlerinage devant le Rosaire. The back of the postcard is affixed with a 5c stamp of 1902 (Sg: FR-294) and postmarked Lourdes, Pyrenees. The postmark date appears to be 14 October 1905. The printer's name is V.P. Paris, with a serial number of 11.

The Sanctuaire Notre Dame de Lourdes, located in the small town of Lourdes in southwestern France, is one of the most significant pilgrimage sites in the world for Catholics. This sanctuary is centered around the Grotto of Massabielle, where, in 1858, Saint Bernadette Soubirous reported a series of apparitions of the Virgin Mary. The sanctuary complex includes the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, and the underground Basilica of St. Pius X, accommodating thousands of pilgrims daily. Lourdes is renowned for its healing waters, drawn from a spring at the grotto, believed by many to possess miraculous properties. Each year, millions of pilgrims visit the sanctuary to seek spiritual solace, participate in processions, and pray at the grotto, making it a vital center of faith and devotion.