Pellevoisin

Pellevoisin (French pronunciation: [pɛlvwazɛ̃]) is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

On the night of 14 February 1876, as she lay in Pellevoisin dying of pulmonary tuberculosis, Estelle Faguette, a domestic servant, reportedly saw the Virgin Mary.

She stated that Mary told her, 'If you want to serve me, be simple, and let your words and deeds agree'; that Mary asked that people should wear a scapular of the Sacred Heart, and that Mary indicated that she was distressed by people's neglect of her Son in prayer and the Blessed Sacrament.

[3] The archbishops of Bourges have never pronounced on Estelle Faguette's reputed visions, although her cure has been formally recognised as a miracle; the Vatican has also given its approval for use of the Scapular of the Sacred Heart.

[4] The Shrine of Our Lady of Pellevoisin which was built with the help of the La Rochefoucauld-Montbel family is now entrusted to friars and sisters of the Community of St Jean; an annual pilgrimage takes place there on the last weekend in August.