Dominique Peyramale

Statue of Dominique Peyramale outside the Parish Church in Lourdes

Abbé Dominique Peyramale (1811 – 1877) was a Catholic priest in the town of Lourdes in France during the apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes to the peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous in 1858.

Peyramale, under instructions from his bishop, Monsignor Laurence, never visited the Grotto during any of the apparitions. He therefore never saw first-hand the effects that these apparitions produced in Bernadette and the onlookers. Nevertheless, he was deeply involved in the events, interviewing Bernadette on a number of occasions. Initially convinced he was dealing with a childish prank or hoax, Peyramale was eventually convinced that Bernadette's experiences were genuine.

A street in the town of Lourdes was named after him.

Stained glass window in the Parish Church in Lourdes depicting an encounter between Peyramale and St. Bernadette. At the bottom of the image is the baptismal font where Bernadette was baptised.The stained glass is by Gabriel Loire.

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Name	Peyramale, Dominique
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Date of birth	1811
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Date of death	1877
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