Sanctuary of Our Lady of Espis

An inscription in the church, however, says it was founded in 1201.Place of the apparitions of Our Lady to Gilles Bouhours. She entrusted him with a message concerning her immortality to be delivered to Pope Pius XII: it was this message that was to confirm The Holy Father in his decision to officially promulgate the dogma of the Assumption, on November 1, 1950. He died prematurely at the age of 15, his beatification process is underway.Celebration at the shrine on the 13th of each month.