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|SaintName=Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
|SaintName=Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintBirthDate=07-22-1647
|FeastDay=October 17
|SaintBirthPlace=Verosvres (formerly Lhautecour), Saône-et-Loire, France
|SaintBirthPlace=Verosvres (formerly Lhautecour), Saône-et-Loire, France
|SaintBirthCoordinates=46.5833, 4.0167
|SaintBirthCoordinates=46.5833, 4.0167
|SaintDeathDate=10-17-1690
|DeathPlace=Paray-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire, France
|DeathPlace=Paray-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire, France
|SaintDeathCoordinates=46.4500, 4.1500
|SaintDeathCoordinates=46.4500, 4.1500
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|NotableLabel3=Major shrine and pilgrimage center
|NotableLabel3=Major shrine and pilgrimage center
|NotableCoordinates3=46.4528, 4.1456
|NotableCoordinates3=46.4528, 4.1456
|BeatificationDate=09-02-1864
|AssociatedCountries=France
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Autun]]
|BeatificationDate=1864-02-09
|Beatifier=Pope Pius IX
|Beatifier=Pope Pius IX
|BeatificationLocation=Rome, Papal States (now Italy)
|BeatificationLocation=Rome, Papal States (now Italy)
|Canonized=Yes
|Canonized=Yes
|CanonizationDate=05-13-1920
|Canonizer=Pope Benedict XV
|Canonizer=Pope Benedict XV
|CanonizationLocation=Rome, Italy
|CanonizationLocation=Rome, Italy
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of Sister Marie of the Holy Spirit from paralysis
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of Sister Marie of the Holy Spirit from paralysis
|SaintMiracle2=Healing of Gabrielle Ravier from a fatal illness
|SaintMiracle2=Healing of Gabrielle Ravier from a fatal illness
|FeastDay=October 17
|Profession=Nun
|Profession=Nun
|ReligiousAffiliation=Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary
|ReligiousAffiliation=Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary
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|Attributes=Flaming heart of Jesus; visionary apparitions
|Attributes=Flaming heart of Jesus; visionary apparitions
|PrimaryShrine=Chapel of the Visitation, Paray-le-Monial, France
|PrimaryShrine=Chapel of the Visitation, Paray-le-Monial, France
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|AssociatedCountries=France
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Autun]]
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'''Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque''', V.H.M. (1647–1690), was a French [[Visitation Sisters|Visitandine]] nun and mystic renowned for promoting devotion to the [[Sacred Heart of Jesus]] through private revelations received between 1673 and 1675.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09653a.htm|title=St. Margaret Mary Alacoque|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Born in Verosvres to a notary father and pious mother, historical records from Visitation annals confirm her childhood afflictions, including rheumatic fever leaving her bedridden at age nine, followed by a vow to the Blessed Virgin that led to recovery, enabling her education with the Poor Clares before entering the Paray-le-Monial convent on May 25, 1671.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vaticanstate.va/en/state-and-government/general-informations/saint-of-the-day/2845-october-16-saint-margaret-mary-alacoque.html|title=October 16: Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque|publisher=Vatican State|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Professed on November 22, 1672, she experienced four principal visions of Christ, instructing her to establish the Holy Hour, First Friday communions, and a feast of the Sacred Heart, directives she relayed to her confessor, St. Claude de la Colombière, whose Spiritual Exercises influenced her discernment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09653a.htm|title=St. Margaret Mary Alacoque|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref>
'''Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque''', V.H.M. (1647–1690), was a French [[Visitation Sisters|Visitandine]] nun and mystic renowned for promoting devotion to the [[Sacred Heart of Jesus]] through private revelations received between 1673 and 1675.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09653a.htm|title=St. Margaret Mary Alacoque|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Born in Verosvres to a notary father and pious mother, historical records from Visitation annals confirm her childhood afflictions, including rheumatic fever leaving her bedridden at age nine, followed by a vow to the Blessed Virgin that led to recovery, enabling her education with the Poor Clares before entering the Paray-le-Monial convent on May 25, 1671.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vaticanstate.va/en/state-and-government/general-informations/saint-of-the-day/2845-october-16-saint-margaret-mary-alacoque.html|title=October 16: Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque|publisher=Vatican State|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Professed on November 22, 1672, she experienced four principal visions of Christ, instructing her to establish the Holy Hour, First Friday communions, and a feast of the Sacred Heart, directives she relayed to her confessor, St. Claude de la Colombière, whose Spiritual Exercises influenced her discernment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09653a.htm|title=St. Margaret Mary Alacoque|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref>