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From 11 February to 16 July 1858 Bernadette Soubirous had a total of 18 visions of Mary in this grotto on the spot where the marble statue is worshipped by the hopeful today. At night searchlights illuminate the row of taps from which bottles of all shapes and sizes are filled with ‘miraculous water.' According to analysis it is ordinary tap water.