{"id":194473,"date":"2019-12-10T09:31:34","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T08:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/joyeux-noel-2019\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T14:59:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:59:14","slug":"merry-christmas-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/merry-christmas-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas !"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"194473\" class=\"elementor elementor-194473 elementor-194019\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62d1745a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62d1745a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53b1feee\" data-id=\"53b1feee\" 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-4a40b813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a40b813\" 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<h2>\u00a03 cribs <span style=\"color: #e8a700;\">for 3 churches<\/span><\/h2>\n\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-5908fc1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5908fc1b\" 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>Inspired by Bernadette&#8217;s life, three cribs have been created by the Italian artist Emilio Burri (Genoa). Unveiled on 8th December during a celebration presided over by Bishop Antoine H\u00e9rouard, Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, Apostolic Delegate for the Sanctuary of Lourdes, they represent the Boly Mill, the Grotto and the Family house. These cribs are placed in the crypt and in the Immaculate Conception and Rosary basilicas.<\/p>\n\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-c2030a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2030a4\" 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<h2><span style=\"color: #e8a700;\">A pathway of cribs<\/span><\/h2>\n\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-0e473d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e473d9\" 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>From 8th December each day, it will be possible to follow a pathway of cribs. 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