Miraculous Medal
| Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal | |
|---|---|
Statue depicting Our Lady of Graces of the Miraculous Medal | |
| Location | Rue du Bac in Paris, France |
| Date | 18 July 1830 27 November 1830 |
| Witness | Saint Catherine Labouré |
| Type | Marian apparition |
| Approval | 1836 (Archbishop Hyacinthe-Louis de Quélen, Archdiocese of Paris) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Shrine | Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Paris, France |
| Patronage | Special graces, miracles of healing, conversions, believers |
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The Miraculous Medal (French: Médaille miraculeuse), also known as the Medal of Our Lady of Graces or the Medal of the Immaculate Conception, is a devotional medal, the design of which was originated by Catherine Labouré following her apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal of Paris, France.
The medal, a sacramental, was made by the goldsmith Adrien Vachette. According to the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, sacramentals, by the Church's prayer, prepare the faithful to receive grace and dispose them to cooperate with it. The prayer asking Mother Mary to pray for us which is, "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee", appears on the front of the medal.