Deepertruth: The Virgin Mary Appearing in L'Ile-Bouchard France 1947

From 8 to 14 December 1947, L'Île-Bouchard was the site of Marian apparitions. Four girls aged 7 to 12 reported having seen the Virgin Mary and the archangel Gabriel. The site was declared an official pilgrimage of the diocese of Tours on 8 December 2001 by the archbishop Monseigneur André Vingt-Trois.

Laura cried out that she could see a beautiful lady and an angel but Sergine, though, saw nothing, and the others had to describe the scene for her.

At first they were not believed either by their parents of the pastor of the Church. In the case of Jacqueline, she had very poor vision due to conjuctivitis and wore thick glasses, so they assumed that she was just seeing double. However, this led to a miraculous event. The girls requested some sort of sign and, miraculously, Jacqueline retained her vision and could see with no problems whatsoever.

The site was declared an official pilgrimage site of the diocese of Tours on 8 December 2001 by the archbishop Monseigneur André Vingt-Trois. Since 1999, priests and lay persons from Emmanuel Community have been in charge of the pilgrims.

The apparitions themselves, however, still await approval……..although that process has begun to move forward after being held up for about 20 years.