Église Saint-Gilles (sanctuaire des apparitions de L'Île-Bouchard)

L'Île-Bouchard

From 8 to 14 December 1947, four girls aged 7 to 12 claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary, accompanied by the Archangel Gabriel, in the church of Saint-Gilles. Witnesses reported unsettling phenomena, including the unexplained healing of one of the children's eyesight. By a decree of 8 December 2001, the Archbishop of Tours authorised pilgrimages and public worship — without pronouncing on the supernatural character of the events, which the archdiocese had said in 1997 it was not in a position to guarantee; the sanctuary has since drawn a national pilgrimage.

Étoile Notre-Dame — Sanctuaire de L'Île-Bouchard ↗

Getting there : Parish church open to the public, free admission, town centre of L'Île-Bouchard

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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