The birthday in the parish of Mailly-le-Château
Sunday, April 6, 2014 was the day fixed for remembering in the parish the 50 years since Elise's death. The day was filled with joy.
All the news on Elise Bisschop
Article on Elise's birthday in the EDY
The diocesan review, "L'Église dans l'Yonne", also publishes an article on what is happening in the parish of Mailly-le-Château.
Announcement of the birthday in the "Messager de l’Amitié"
The parish newspaper announces that there will be a commemoration of Élise Bisschop in April, recalling the 50th anniversary of her departure.
Photographs of the paintings of the father to Élise, René Bisschop
In a providential way, a lady, former owner of a photography store, comes to know that the parish is interested in the Bisschop.
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.
2010-2012 - Editing of the film and layout of the collection
A long work of editing and layout begins in order to make Élise known to the public of today.
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.
First affirmation on the holiness of Elise
In the batch of letters revealed by Mlle Bourdillat, the tenth letter was that of the parish priest, Father Girard, who announced the death of Elise: "A holy from us".
Elise's first letters
A second Elise witness spontaneously appeared. For the first time Élise's letters come back to the light of day.