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:

1. 1The Premier Home
2. 2The Far Eastern Scenes
3. 3The Far Eastern Scenes
4. 4Two Kings Meet
5. 5Lourdes Centenary
6. 6Charterhouse Rebuilt
7. 7Submarine Rockets
8. 8The Queen Mother’s Tour

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:

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