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The Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal is located in Rue du Bac, Paris. The Miraculous Medal (French: Médaille miraculeuse), also known as the Medal of Our Lady of Graces, is a devotional medal, the design of which was originated by Catherine Labouré following her apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary [2] in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal of Paris, France.
Catherine Labouré, DC (May 2, 1806 – December 31, 1876) was a French member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul and a Marian visionary.She is believed to have relayed the request from the Blessed Virgin Mary to create the Miraculous Medal, now worn by millions of people around the world.
From 1832 a cholera epidemic swept Paris. The sisters disseminated the medal, and as the epidemic receded and fewer people were infected, and Parisians began to call the medal "miraculous." [3] In 1849, the chapel was expanded and thereafter other modifications were executed. Since 1930, the date of its complete renovation, the chapel is as it ...
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal [88] 26 July 1897 Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Rue du Bac, Paris: Pope Leo XIII Notre-Dame de Romay 5 August 1897 Chapel of Notre-Dame de Romay, Paray-le-Monial: Pope Leo XIII Notre-Dame de Bethléem [89] 6 September 1898 Ferrières Abbey: Pope Leo XIII Notre-Dame de Laghet 19 April 1900 Nice ...
The center of devotion to Our Mother of Perpetual Help is the Church of Saint Alphonsus, known locally as the Novena Church due to popular services that take place every Saturday. Beginning in 1949, pilgrims have been coming each week to give praise to the Mother of God and every week there are many prayers of petition and prayers of ...
From at least the 15th century, it was honored as a miraculous image, and it was later used by the Jesuit Order in particular to foster devotion to the Mother of God through the Sodality of Our Lady movement. [7] The image is one of the so-called "Luke images" believed to have been painted from real life by Saint Luke himself. According to the ...
A shrine to Our Lady of Good Health has been erected inside Holy Family of Nazareth Roman Catholic parish in Irving, Texas. A nine day Novena is celebrated every year at the parish by the Dallas Tamil Catholics Association. [16]
Miraculous Medal; Walsingham. Dowry of Mary; Key Marian feast days. Mother of God (1 January) Candlemas (2 February) Annunciation (25 March) Assumption (15 August)