I am not a fan of many religious films. I just don't think the quality is usually very good. But this one, about St. Bernadette is pretty good, although dated in style. Jennifer Jones won the Academy Award for this role in 1944.
St. Bernadette was a simple girl who had a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The spot of the vision, Lourdes, has become a pilgrimage site. It is the most famous place for medical miracles. There is a hospital on the grounds staffed by doctors to examine any miracle claims. There have been some amazing miracles.
One was a woman Madame Bire in 1908 came there, blind because her optic nerve was
withered; she regained her sight when the Blessed Sacrament passed. But
when the Doctors inspected her eyes, they found she was able to see, even
though the nerve was still withered-- to add to miracle, the nerve did recover
within a few weeks. (cf. A PROTESTANT LOOKS AT LOURDES, By Ruth Cranston)
St. Bernadette's body remains incorrupt. It has not undergone decay. 
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