Our Lady of Lourdes de Roberval (Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes)

Marian vocation of Roberval (Quebec)
Popular devotion (not officially recognized by the Church)

In Roberval, next to Lake Saint- Jean, there is a church or parish under the title of Our Lady of Lourdes, the result of the wide spread of this devotion in Quebec following the apparitions of 1858. The general source consulted does not provide a precise foundational chronology or a account of unique origin.

Main data

Origin and history

In Roberval, next to Lake Saint- Jean, there is a church or parish under the title of Our Lady of Lourdes, the result of the wide spread of this devotion in Quebec following the apparitions of 1858. The general source consulted does not provide a precise foundational chronology or a account of unique origin.

The image and the sanctuary

Church or parish of local pilgrimage dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes. There are no verifiable data on the image or any grotto. There is no canonical coronation of the image.

Sponsorship and coronation

The advocation is that of Our Lady of Lourdes. There is no formal decree of patronage or canonical coronation.

Party and devotion

The main feast is February 11, memory of Our Lady of Lourdes. There is no particular feast of the place other than the liturgical memory.

Link to the Rosary

There is no specific and documented link with the Rosary, beyond devotion to Lourdes, in whose spirituality the prayer of the Rosary is often present.