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World’s health pilgrimages from Lourdes to Marienbad
A survey of famous health resorts from Lourdes in France to Marienbad in Austria and beyond. The piece notes pilgrims to Lourdes, the Canadian shrine of St Anne de Beaupre, and European spa culture. It compares royal and elite patronage, and mentions India’s Benaras and Boston’s Protestant healing work as modern cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Ivery
Lourdes
Pyrenees
France
Nedigene Nn Ae
New York
Hireaupre
St. Lawrence River
Quebec
St. Anne de Beaupre
Mer
Kitano Tenjin
Kyoto
India
Benares
Ganges
America
Max Muller
Babylon
Athens
Rome
Henares
United States
Boston