Word: grottos
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...more than a century, Roman Catholics have flocked to the shrine at Lourdes to pray and bathe in the sacred waters of the grotto spring. Five million pilgrims are expected to visit this year, enriching the town by nearly $400 million. So many faithful are coming, in fact, that a holy-water shortage has developed. For the first time in its history, Lourdes is rationing the blessed potion...