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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.
The famed tabernacle, ivory crucifix and statue of the chapel, crowned by the decree of Pope Leo XIII on 2 March 1897 . The Chapel of Graces of the Miraculous Virgin (French: La Chapelle du Grâce de Sainte Vierge Miraculeuse) or informally the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, is a Catholic Marian shrine located in Paris, France.
In 1927, Fr. Joseph Skelly, CM, expanded the chapel to create a shrine to our Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. The focal point of the shrine is a large sculpture of Carrara marble depicting the Blessed Mother extending her arms as she did in her second apparition to Saint Catherine Labouré on November 27, 1830.
The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal was built in 1929, replacing the Chapel of St. Vincent. There is a dome over the shrine. [12] The Venerable Felix de Andreis is buried beneath the shrine floor. [14] In the shrine, a novena of masses is offered each month for members of the Association of the Miraculous Medal. [14]
The text was inspired by a daily vision of a miraculous portrait of Our Lady of the Rosary, to which the Novena was first dedicated in Pompei. [5] The full Prayer consists in a daily pronunciation of at least three decades (three Holy Mysteries) of the Rosary each day followed by the Novena. It takes 54 days of time, without interruption. [6]
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.
Chapel of Our Lady of the Doors, Châteauneuf-du-Faou: Pope Leo XIII Notre-Dame du Saint Cordon 7 June 1897 Basilica of Our Lady of the Holy Cord, Valenciennes: Pope Leo XIII 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
The Miraculous Medal of Our Lady of Graces A Marian Cross is a term to describe a symbolic representation of the close connection of Mary, with the redemptive mission of Jesus. The letter "M" below the cross indicates Mary's presence at the foot of the cross.