{"id":1037126,"date":"2025-08-04T14:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/?page_id=1037126"},"modified":"2025-09-09T09:02:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T07:02:31","slug":"heritage-bequest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/passing-on\/heritage-bequest\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u00e9guer, donner, transmettre : un acte de foi en faveur du Sanctuaire de Lourdes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1037126\" class=\"elementor elementor-1037126 elementor-1028440\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-702c0eb elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"702c0eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f874315\" data-id=\"f874315\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0dad01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b0dad01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0679aed elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0679aed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6571606\" data-id=\"6571606\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3049a0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3049a0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c072c6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c072c6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Giving, passing on, bequeathing:\nan act of faith in favour of the Sanctuary of Lourdes<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04e55e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04e55e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">_________________<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50979d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50979d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since the Apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Bernadette in 1858, Lourdes has been a place of prayer, healing, hope and consolation for millions of pilgrims. Every year, sick and frail people and those searching for meaning come here to pray, thanks to the thousands of volunteers who give of themselves selflessly in Lourdes.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sanctuary<\/a> survives solely thanks to the generosity of the faithful: it receives no subsidies from the French State, the Church in France, or the Vatican.<\/p><p>The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is a spiritual treasure for the universal Church. By entrusting all or part of your estate to the Sanctuary, you are extending your commitment as a believer and helping to spread <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-message-of-lourdes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mary&#8217;s message<\/a> to Bernadette for future generations.<\/p><p>The religious and pastoral activities of the Sanctuary of Lourdes are supported by the Diocesan Association of Tarbes and Lourdes.<\/p><h2>What can I gift?<\/h2><div class=\"s14\">You can donate or bequeath:<br \/>\u2022 Real estate: apartment, house, land, etc.<br \/>\u2022 Personal property: money, bank account, securities portfolio, jewellery, works of art, copyrights, etc.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><h2>Why make a gift during my lifetime?<\/h2><p>A gift is a voluntary act that allows you to pass on your assets immediately. It is a simple way to see the fruits of your generosity bear fruit during your lifetime.<\/p><h2>Confidential support<\/h2><div class=\"s14\">Our Donor Relations Team is available to answer your questions, guide you through the process and help you make your decision in peace and faith.<br \/><br \/><\/div><div><p><a href=\"mailto:gift@lourdes-france.com\">gift@lourdes-france.com<\/a><br \/>Tel. +33 (0) 5 62 42 82 82<\/p><p>Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes<br \/>Donor Relations Team<br \/>1 avenue Mgr Th\u00e9as<br \/>65108 Lourdes Cedex<br \/>France<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f93520a elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"f93520a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-church\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giving, passing on, bequeathing: an act of faith in favour of the Sanctuary of Lourdes _________________ Since the Apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Bernadette in 1858, Lourdes has been a place of prayer, healing, hope and consolation for millions &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/passing-on\/heritage-bequest\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1028786,"parent":1037123,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1037126","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bequeath, donate, pass on your heritage<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Take a leap of faith. 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