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Lourdes
     
Lourdes
a small town in southwest France where Roman Catholics believe that Saint Bernadette saw the Virgin Mary appear. They consider Lourdes to be a holy place, and many sick people go there because they believe that the water there is holy and has the power to cure them.
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