Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
By Ruth Cranston
The cures of Lourdes—cures of the hopelessly sick and disabled by forces unknown to modern science—have made that
small French town the most visited shrine in the world. They have also, for nearly 100 years, been a source of endless
controversy and wonder among doctors and laymen alike.
"The Miracle of Lourdes" is an exhaustive firsthand study of the famous Catholic shrine and its cures. To prepare it,
Ruth Cranston lived in Lourdes, talked with doctors, nurses, stretcher-bearers, patients. A Protestant herself, her approach
was that of the reporter and impartial investigator She has verified and documented the facts she presents. No reader will
finish her report without feeling that, whatever the explanation, the experience of Lourdes reveals something profoundly
significant to men and women everywhere.
Nihil Obstat :
W. M. Collins
Censor Diocesan
Imprimatur :
D. Mannix
Archiepiscopus Melbournensis
17th May, 1958
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