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A Marian apparition is when someone has reportedly seen the Virgin Mary appear before their eyes in a ghostly transparent figure. That specific version of Mary is more often than not, named after the town where she was spotted. If not named after the town she was found in, ‘Mary’ is given a nickname according to the occasion the apparition is spotted at.

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How is an apparition certified by the Catholic Church?

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How is an apparition certified by the Catholic Church?

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The Catholic church's process of separating the fake apparitions from the real ones is a long one possibly taking hundreds of years. In this time, the scenario needs to be reviewed by asking questions to the witnesses and Visionaries, considering the miracles and conversions that took place. Normally the local priest uses the sources experts, (like philosophers, canonists, psychologists and doctors) to help him to find out all of the facts connected to that specific vision and whether or not all the facts that were given to them by the person who reported the apparition is accurate and without error.

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In Lourdes, on the southwest of France, a fourteen-year-old girl of the name Bernadette Soubirous came from a very poor family. She was out with her sister and a friend and she saw a vision of a ‘beautiful lady’ which the other two couldn’t see they then became witnesses to the vision of Mary. The lady asked Bernadette to pray the Rosary and when she did the mysterious Lady joined in on the Our Father and Glorias. Although the dates aren't definite Bernadette saw Mary many times between February and July of 1858, each of which had different scenarios. Many different people came from far and wide, hoping to see the ‘beautiful lady’ but still, the lady was visible only to Bernadette.

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How was Mary portrayed and how accurate is this portrayal?

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How was Mary portrayed and how accurate is this portrayal?

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Mary was portrayed as a beautiful young lady that was very gracious and respectful. I think that this is a accurate way of portraying Mary as she is often shown as a very pretty woman with a lot of respect.

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What happens at the site of the apparition today?

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What happens at the site of the apparition today?

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Even to this day people still go to the place where Bernadette first saw Our Lady of Lourdes. They think that if they spend hours there Mary might appear to them as she did to Bernadette.

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http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2017/how-the-church-determines-a-true-marian-apparition.cfm

https://app.kwl.com.au/year/9/11/9/KWL-9-11-9