In rome, on december 8, 1933, the feast of the immaculate conception, bernadette soubirous (the little nun รขโ‚ฌ humble, unlettered, honest, and obedient) was canonized by pope pius xi as a saint of รขโ‚ฌยฆ Bernadette believed it was faith and prayer that was responsible for curing the sick. Bernadette asked the local priest to build a chapel at the site of her visions and the sanctuary of our lady of lourdes is รขโ‚ฌยฆ

At the time of her birth, francois was a miller, operating a mill which had belonged to his รขโ‚ฌยฆ On 13 october 1958, the westinghouse desilu playhouse presented song of bernadette on the cbs television network starring italian-born film and television actress pier angeli as bernadette soubirous. Saint bernadette was beatified on june 14, 1925 and canonized on december 8, 1933, each by by pope pius xi. She is the patroness of illness, people ridiculed for their piety, poverty, shepherds, รขโ‚ฌยฆ