L'Île-Bouchard explained

L'Île-Bouchard
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de L’Île-Bouchard (37).svg
Arrondissement:Chinon
Canton:Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine
Mayor:Nathalie Vigneau[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:47.1208°N 0.4256°W
Elevation Min M:33
Elevation Max M:65
Area Km2:3.48
Insee:37119
Postal Code:37220

L'Île-Bouchard (in French pronounced as /lil buʃaʁ/) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.

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. Since 1999, priests and lay persons from Emmanuel Community have been in charge of the pilgrims.[2]

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References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Bernard Peyrous, Les événements de l'Ile Bouchard. Editions de l'Emmanuel, Paris, 1997 ; Elisabeth Baranger et Bernard Peyrous, Les apparitions de l'Ile Bouchard, Documents authentiques. Editions de l'Emmanuel, Paris, 2002.