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Look up: creche

  1. creche
    [n] - a representation of Christ`s Nativity in the stable at Bethlehem 2. [n] - a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Crèche
    Crèche (krash) noun [ French] A public nursery, where the young children of poor women are cared for during the day, while their mothers are at work.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/184

  3. creche
    foundling hospital noun a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  4. crèche
    (from the article `penguin`) ...young bird remains at a parent`s side, although the fledgling is able to maintain its body heat and move about alone. The chick then joins 100 or ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/156

  5. crèche
    (from the article `folk art`) An outstanding category of Catholic folk art is the crèche, made up of figurines displayed at Christmas in homes or churches to reenact the birth of ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/156

  6. crèche
    crèche (kresh, krāsh) , representation of the Infant Jesus in the manger, usually surrounded by figures of Mary, Joseph, shepherds, animals, and the Wise Men; also called Christmas Crib. The crèche has been displayed in churches during the period from Christmas Eve to Jan. 6 since th...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0

  7. Creche
    A creche is a day nursey for young children. Originally, creches were public nurseries for the children of poor women who had to go out to work during the day. At the early creches, for a small payment, the children were nursed and fed during the day, remaining with their parents at night. These ins...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

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11 February 2012

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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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