Gilles Bouhours
French Marian visionary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gilles Bouhours (27 November 1944 – 26 February 1960) was a Marian visionary.[1]
Gilles Bouhours | |
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Born | 27 November 1944 |
Died | 26 February 1960 (aged 15) Seilhan, France |
Nationality | French |
Known for | Visionary of Mary, mother of Jesus |
He is known above all because on 1 May 1950 Gilles Bouhours reported to Pius XII a presumed message that the Virgin Mary would have ordered him to communicate to the pope on the dogma of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary. It is said that Pius XII asked God, during the Holy Year of 1950, for a sign that could reassure him that the dogma of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was actually wanted by God and when Gilles communicated the message to Pius XII, the pope considered this message the hoped-for sign. Six months after the private audience granted to Gilles by the pope, Pius XII himself proclaimed the dogma of the Assumption of body and soul of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven.[2][3]