was observed as a jubilee year both at Lourdes and at Rome. In the silver anniversary year, work began on the Basilica of the Rosary, which would replace the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception.

She held on her right arm a rosary of white beads with a chain of gold shining ... This dogma had been defined by Pope Pius IX just a few years earlier on December 8, 1854. The Basilica at Lourdes was ...