1840 – 1849
1843
January 9: marriage of François Soubirous and Louise Castérot.
1844
January 7: birth of Bernadette at the Boly Mill
January 9: baptism of Bernadette.
1850 – 1859
1854
Bankruptcy of the Boly Mill run by Bernadette’s father, François Soubirous.
1855
Bernadette was affected by the cholera epidemic that hit Lourdes and its surroundings.
1858
February 11: first apparition at the Grotto of Massabielle
June 3: Bernadette made her first communion
July 16: last of the 18 Apparitions
1860 – 1869
1860
February 5: confirmation of Bernadette and first meeting with Mgr. Laurence, Bishop of Tarbes.
1862
Bernadette’s health worsened and she received extreme unction.
1863
Bernadette met the sculptor Joseph Fabisch for the creation of the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes.
1864
Bernadette expressed her wish to join the Sisters of Nevers.
1866
Bernadette was present in the middle of the crowd for the inauguration of the Crypt; she left Lourdes on July 4.
1867
Bernadette’s religious profession with the Sisters of Nevers, where she was entrusted with “the work of prayer”.
1870 – 1879
1875
From 1875 onwards, Bernadette was increasingly ill.
1878
Bernadette was almost permanently bedridden in her room in Nevers.
1879
April 16: death of Bernadette
1925
June 14: beatification of Bernadette
1933
December 8: canonisation of Bernadette
