Lourdes Grotto
Grotta di Lourdes is an artificial cave in the Vatican gardens. It was built in 1902–1905 and is a replica of the Lourdes Grotto in France. The context of building this grotto is the vision of the Madonna that a young girl, Bernadette Soubirous, experienced 18 times.Photo: Fallaner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: building in Vatican City
- Also known as: “Grotta di Lourdes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Peter’s Basilica and Vatican Hill.
St. Peter’s Basilica
Church
Photo: Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply St. Peter's Basilica, is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy. St. Peter’s Basilica is situated 440 metres east of Lourdes Grotto.
Vatican Hill
Peak
Photo: Raphael, Public domain.
Vatican Hill is a hill in Rome, located on the right bank of Tiber river, opposite to the traditional seven hills of Rome. The hill also gave the name to Vatican City. It is the location of St. Peter's Basilica.
Sistine Chapel
Church
Photo: Snowdog, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna, it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. Sistine Chapel is situated 490 metres east of Lourdes Grotto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Rome and North Rome.
Old Rome
Old Rome is the historic medieval and renaissance center of Rome. While the oldest section of Rome is at the Forum, and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, Old Rome remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.
Trastevere
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trastevere is a district in Rome. The district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond the Tiber river. Today Trastevere is one of the centers of Roman night life; rich in pubs, restaurants, clubs.
Lourdes Grotto
- Categories: fixed construction, Lourdes grotto, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Vatican, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.90276° or 41° 54′ 10″ northLongitude
12.44848° or 12° 26′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8FHJWC3X+49OpenStreetMap ID
way 111754961OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q13099380
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Lourdes Grotto” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مغارة لورد”
- Czech: “Lurdská jeskyně”
- French: “grotte de Lourdes”
- French: “Grotte de Lourdes”
- German: “Lourdesgrotte”
- Italian: “Grotta di Lourdes (Città del Vaticano)”
- Italian: “Grotta di Lourdes”
- Portuguese: “Grotta di Lourdes”
- Russian: “Гротта-ди-Лурде”
- Slovak: “Lurdská jaskyňa”
- Spanish: “Gruta de Lourdes”
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