It was in 1978 that a group of traditional French Catholics purchased this house at Lourdes for the purpose of welcoming pilgrims who desired to assist at the traditional mass during their pilgrimage to Lourdes, In 1983, this house was handed over to the Society of St. Pius X and became the Priory of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, whose Prior back then was Fr. George Maurel.
In July of 1988, a large traditional Catholic bookstore was opened in the Priory, and then in 1989 the Society of St. Pius X was able to purchas on the opposite side of the raod, a 40-room hotel to house traditional pilgrims coming to Lourdes. It is indeed providential that the Good Lord has provided the Society with this marvelous center for those who want to go on pilgrimage to this holy place of the Immaculate One.
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| Priory of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary at 6, Route de pau, 65100 Lourdes, France |
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| Hotel |
