Sisters of Charity of Nevers
The Sisters of Charity of Nevers, also known as Sisters of Charity and Christian Instruction, is a Catholic convent founded in 1680 in Nevers, Nièvre department, France, at the instigation of Jean-Baptiste Delaveyne. The motherhouse, the former convent at St. Gildard in Nevers, which is now a space for pilgrims to sleep and learn about Bernadette, and is called Espace Bernadette, is built on the ruins of the priory of Saint-Gildard, and was supervised by the bishop of the diocese of Nevers.
The motherhouse at Nevers
The sarcophagus of Saint Bernadette of Lourdes.
Nevers is a town and the prefecture of the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central France. It was the principal city of the former province of Nivernais. It is 260 km (160 mi) south-southeast of Paris.
Panoramic view of Nevers, France
The Ducal Palace of Nevers, in France
The incorrupt body of Saint Bernadette, seer of Our Lady of Lourdes apparitions