St. Catherine Labouré
Patron Saint of the Miraculous Medal
St. Catherine Labouré was an nineteenth-century mystic who is most known for her visions which led to the creation of the Miraculous Medal of Our Lady of Graces, a devotional object which remains popular today. She was a member of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul in France. In the beginning of her time in the order, she had visions of Mary from which came the creation of the Miraculous Medal. Even after these mystical experiences, she remained obedient to her superiors and spent the next forty years of her life caring for those in hospice care. She is a patron saint of the elderly and the infirm as well as the patron of the Miraculous Medal.
Pilgrimage Site in the United States
Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal — Philadelphia, PA