Reading of an Elise poetry during a bell baptism
A new bell was blessed today in the village of Sacy. The poem “The Lark and the Bell” was read by the Archbishop himself.
All the news on Elise Bisschop
Elise’s pilgrim badge
Back from Germany another meeting awaits us in Besançon. Previous research in Paris has produced nothing; Will there be some results in Besançon, in the Dominican archives found there?
Collection of 48 letters from Elise to the bishopric
Surprise and general joy. Against all hope, all of Élise's letters to Father André Générat were found by chance in the bishopric.
Third article in the parish newspaper of 1965
Not two without three? A third article on Élise is spotted in the parish newspaper "La Collégiale" dating from 1965. "Élise Bisschop, sainte de chez nous"; an original thought of the author surprises positively.
Second article in the parish journal of 1965
A second article on Élise is found in the parish newspaper "La Collégiale". Elise is taken as a model for catechists.
Restoration of the tomb
Hugot's funeral home, from Vermenton, alerted to the dilapidated state of Élise's family tomb, restored it free of charge.
A third witness for Élise
Ms. Lajambe is a resident of the retirement home at Mailly-le-Château, the "Résidence Club Grégoire Direz". She talks about Élise: a dear friend. She was four years older than Élise.
The appearance of the article on the homily of the funeral
General surprise. A villager rings the presbytery on June 16, 2010. Having heard that the parish is interested in Élise, she brings an article dating from May 1964 from the parish newspaper of Châtel-Censoir.
Second series of photographs
Mr. Jean-Louis Lajambe has, with his wife Nicole, a wonderful collection of photographs on Mailly-le-Château. They gladly opened their treasures to search Élise.
First photographs of Elise
Thanks to the information given by the first witnesses, we find in the city of Auxerre Gilberte, a childhood friend of Élise's. It is with great kindness that she welcomes us to her home with her husband.