Grotto to Our Lady of Lourdes in France where it is believed the Blessed Mother appeared to Bernadette in 1858. Hollywood did a movie on the story starring Jennifer Jones. It is said there are many crutches, canes and braces hanging on the wall as evidence of presumed cures.
Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal where three children reported seeing visions of the Virgin Mary on more than one occasion in 1917. The last child only died in 2005.
The Shrine of Ste. Anne de Beaupre in Quebec, Canada is credited with many miracles again with the crutches on display. They say there is a stairway there where penitents go up on their knees to atone for their misdeeds. There was a story of a man doing just that and as he proceeded up he caught up with a woman two steps ahead of him. The hem of her skirt was caught in the heel of her shoe. She turned to the man and asked him to assist by lifting her skirt to release the tangle. He replied "Sorry, Lady, it's for doing THAT that I'm doing THIS!" Mea Culpa!
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