on 15 September, speaking of her concern for the Catholic Church in France. Three further visions followed in November (Wednesday 1, All Saints' Day; Sunday 5; Saturday 11). On 11 November, Faguette set about making a replica of the scapular which she had seen the lady wearing. On that day's apparition, the Virgin told Faguette 'You have been working for me'. The final and culminating vision took place on Friday 8 December 1876, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. I have many graces in store for those who wear this scapular with trust in me. These graces are my Son's; I bring them from His Heart; he will refuse me nothing. The lady asked her to show the scapular to the local bishop and ask his assistance in promoting it. Faguette died in Pellevoisin on 23 August 1929, a few weeks short of her 87th birthday. Response of Catholic authorities Initial enquiries were carried out by Charles-Amable de la Tour d'Auvergne, Archbishop of Bourges. On 30 April 1876, with the permission of the archbishop, she had an ex voto plaque of thanksgiving placed in the parish church. On December 8, her bedroom was transformed into an oratory. A few days later, the archbishop received her for an interview and granted permission for her to make and distribute copies of the Scapular of the Sacred Heart. In 1877, the archbishop set up an enquiry and interviewed 56 persons who knew Faguette; apart from one who preferred not to comment, all spoke favourably. A second enquiry was conducted in December 1878, with similar results. A confraternity of the All-Merciful Mother was erected on 28 July 1877. No explicit mention was made of Pellevoisin in connection with its approval (but there was reference to Margaret Mary Alacoque, a nun who had received visions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus). Its statutes were approved on August 27. In 1892, Pope Leo XIII offered two signs of favour to the shrine: awarding a candle, and declaring certain indulgences for pilgrims who visited it. On 8 May 1894, he raised the confraternity to the status of 'honorary Archconfraternity' and, on 12 May 1896, to 'effective Archconfraternity'. The Pope received Estelle Faguette in audiences on 30 January and 17–18 February 1900, during which he agreed that the relevant Vatican department, the Congregation of Rites, should consider authorising use of the Scapular of the Sacred Heart. Formal recognition