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|SaintName=Saint Catherine Labouré
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|FeastDay=November 28
|SaintBirthDate=05-02-1806
|SaintBirthDate=1806-02-05
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|Beatifier=Pope Pius XI
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|BeatificationLocation=St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
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|Canonizer=Pope Pius XII
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|SaintMiracle1=Healing of Maurice Pourquery du Grand from osteosarcoma
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of a paralyzed child (canonization)
|SaintMiracle2=Healing of Jeanne Lombard from tubercular peritonitis
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'''Saint Catherine Labouré''' (2 May 1806 – 31 December 1876), DC, was a French member of the [[Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul]] and a Marian visionary best known for her apparitions of the [[Immaculate Conception]] that led to the creation of the [[Miraculous Medal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_19470727_caterina-laboure_en.html |title=Homily at the Canonization of Saint Catherine Labouré |publisher=Vatican |date=1947-07-27 |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> According to historical records and her own testimonies documented in ecclesiastical inquiries, she was born into a rural family in Burgundy, experienced a vocation from childhood after her mother's death, and entered the Daughters of Charity in 1830, serving humbly as a sacristan in Paris.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03431a.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Catherine Labouré |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> On 27 November 1830, during evening meditation at the Rue du Bac convent, the Virgin Mary appeared to her, requesting the medal's design with the inscription "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee."
Evidence from the 1836 episcopal commission and later Vatican processes confirms the apparitions' authenticity, leading to the medal's widespread distribution and over 1,000 reported conversions by 1836.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=266 |title=St. Catherine Labouré - Saints & Angels |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Catherine lived anonymously for 46 years, her role revealed only after her death, embodying humble obedience. Hagiographic traditions emphasize her childhood piety and post-mortem incorruption, verified during 1933 exhumation, though historical verification focuses on her documented humility and the medal's graces. Canonized in 1947 by Pope Pius XII, she is invoked for protection against sudden death, with her incorrupt body enshrined at Rue du Bac.
Catherine's feast day is November 28 in the Roman Calendar, commemorating her visions' impact on Marian devotion. While some accounts attribute additional miracles to her intercession during life, primary sources prioritize her witness to the Immaculate Conception, proclaimed dogma in 1854.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-catherine-laboure |title=Saint Catherine Labouré |publisher=Franciscan Media |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Based on established Catholic tradition, her veneration includes medal enrollments, but consult primary Church sources for specific details.


==Biography==
'''Saint Catherine Labouré''' (born Catherine Imelda Labouré; 2 May 1806 – 31 December 1876) was a French member of the [[Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul]] who received Marian apparitions in 1830 that led to the creation of the [[Miraculous Medal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Catherine Labouré |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=365 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-14}}</ref> According to verified Church records and eyewitness testimonies from her spiritual director, Father Jean-Marie Aladel, Catherine, born into a farming family in Fain-lès-Moutiers, Burgundy, discerned her vocation early, entering the seminary at Chatillon-sur-Seine in 1830 before joining the Daughters of Charity in Paris, where on November 27, 1830, the Virgin Mary appeared to her in the Rue du Bac chapel, instructing the medal's design with the invocation "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee."<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Catherine Labouré |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03445c.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-14}}</ref> The medal's widespread distribution during the 1832 cholera epidemic was associated with numerous conversions and healings, though attributed to Mary's intercession rather than Catherine's.


===Birth===
Beatified on 28 May 1933 by [[Pope Pius XI]] and canonized on 27 July 1947 by [[Pope Pius XII]], Catherine lived humbly as a nurse at the Hôtel-Dieu hospital until her death, revealing the apparitions only to her confessor during her lifetime.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Catherine Labouré |url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-catherine-laboure/ |website=Franciscan Media |access-date=2025-11-14}}</ref> Her feast day, November 28, commemorates the apparition's significance in the [[Roman Rite]]. While primary sources like Aladel's notes confirm the visions and medal's origin, hagiographic traditions emphasize childhood piety and posthumous miracles, such as the 1947 canonization healing of a paralyzed child, which were authenticated by Vatican medical boards. Evidence from 19th-century French Church archives supports her role in popular devotion, positioning her as a model of Marian obedience and hidden sanctity.
Saint Catherine Labouré was born Zoé Labouré on 2 May 1806 in Fain-lès-Moutiers, a village in the Côte-d'Or department of Burgundy, France, to Pierre Labouré, a farmer, and Louise Madeleine Gontard, his wife.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03431a.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Catherine Labouré |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> As the ninth of 11 children (seven sons, four daughters), she grew up in a devout Catholic family amid post-Revolutionary rural life, where her father managed the farm and her mother instilled piety. Baptized the same day in the parish church, she received early sacraments in a region recovering from secularization.


Historical accounts from family testimonies indicate a happy childhood marked by farm chores and catechism, though her mother's death in 1815 at age nine thrust responsibilities upon her.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=266 |title=St. Catherine Labouré - Saints & Angels |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Embracing the Virgin Mary as a surrogate mother, she reportedly said, "Now, little one, you will be my mother," kissing a Marian image. Hagiographic traditions embellish with precocious visions, but verifiable evidence confirms her early vocational stirrings.
== Biography ==


===Early Life===
=== Birth ===
After her mother's death, Catherine assisted on the family farm, forgoing formal education to care for siblings and livestock, while nurturing a call to religious life inspired by Vincent de Paul stories.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-catherine-laboure |title=Saint Catherine Labouré |publisher=Franciscan Media |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> At 13, she visited the Chatillon convent, dreaming of Saint Vincent, and by 19 (1825), joined the Sisters of Charity as a postulant despite family opposition, taking the name Catherine.
Saint Catherine Labouré was born Catherine Imelda Labouré on 2 May 1806 in Fain-lès-Moutiers, Côte-d'Or, France, the ninth of eleven children to Pierre Labouré, a farmer, and Louise Madeleine Gontier.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Catherine Labouré |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=365 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-14}}</ref> Baptized the next day in the local parish, she was raised in a devout Catholic family on the family farm. Hagiographic tradition holds an early vocation, vowing virginity at age nine after her mother's death, though this originates from family recollections rather than primary documents.


From 1826–1830, she served at the Enghien Hospice, tending the elderly, then transferred to Rue du Bac seminary in April 1830, where her apparitions occurred.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_19470727_caterina-laboure_en.html |title=Homily at the Canonization of Saint Catherine Labouré |publisher=Vatican |date=1947-07-27 |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> According to her confessor's notes, she experienced initial visions of Christ in the Eucharist. Hagiographic accounts highlight childhood healings, but historical sources emphasize her humble service.
Probabilistic inferences from rural Burgundian life suggest a childhood marked by farm labor and piety.


===Occupation===
=== Early Life ===
Catherine had no secular occupation beyond farm work in youth; as a Daughter of Charity from 1830, her "work" was humble ministry as a sacristan at Rue du Bac, preparing altars and caring for seminarians.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03431a.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Catherine Labouré |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> She professed vows in 1831, serving discreetly for 46 years, including nursing during cholera epidemics (1832, 1866), embodying Vincentian charity.
After her mother's death in 1815, Catherine assumed household duties, attending catechism classes in Moutiers-en-Brie.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Catherine Labouré |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03445c.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-14}}</ref> At 12, she experienced a vision of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament, per her later testimony. In 1830, she entered the Daughters of Charity seminary in Chatillon-sur-Seine, transferring to Paris in April for postulancy. Evidence from seminary registers confirms her admission amid cholera fears.


Her role in the medal's origin remained secret until 1947, allowing anonymous obedience.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=266 |title=St. Catherine Labouré - Saints & Angels |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Hagiographic traditions attribute prophetic words during crises, though verifiable records focus on her unassuming labor.
Her early life blended domestic service with vocational discernment.


===Vocation===
=== Occupation ===
Catherine's vocation to the Daughters of Charity crystallized in 1825 after a Vincentian dream, overcoming parental resistance by 1830 entry at Chatillon.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-catherine-laboure |title=Saint Catherine Labouré |publisher=Franciscan Media |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> The 1830 apparitions confirmed her Marian mission, with Mary instructing the medal amid France's revolutionary unrest, as detailed in her 1831 deposition.
Catherine's occupation was that of a Daughter of Charity sister, serving as novice and nurse at the Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Paris from 1831.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Catherine Labouré |url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-catherine-laboure/ |website=Franciscan Media |access-date=2025-11-14}}</ref> She performed menial tasks anonymously, as instructed by Mary. Historical context from Vincentian annals verifies her nursing during epidemics.


She embraced Vincentian "little way" of service, rejecting higher offices for obscurity, as per her letters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_19470727_caterina-laboure_en.html |title=Homily at the Canonization of Saint Catherine Labouré |publisher=Vatican |date=1947-07-27 |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> According to tradition, Saint Vincent appeared guiding her, but verifiable sources highlight her fidelity to superiors. Her life models hidden holiness.
This role exemplified hidden service.


===Death===
=== Vocation ===
In 1876, Catherine suffered heart failure, bedridden by autumn; she received Viaticum on 30 December and died peacefully on 31 December at age 70 in the Enghien Hospice, surrounded by sisters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03431a.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Catherine Labouré |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Her last words: "I have work to do," reflecting lifelong service. Buried in Enghien, her body was exhumed in 1933 for beatification, found incorrupt.
Catherine's vocation as a visionary mystic unfolded through 1830 apparitions: Mary on a globe (November 27), instructing the medal, and the reverse side (December 27).<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Catherine Labouré |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=365 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-14}}</ref> She relayed messages to Aladel, who minted the medal in 1832. Hagiographic tradition describes additional visions, but these cannot be confirmed beyond her dictated notes.


Immediate veneration at her tomb reported healings, prompting process initiation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint_id=266 |title=St. Catherine Labouré - Saints & Angels |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Hagiographic accounts describe a sweet odor at death, unconfirmed but noted in inquiries.
Her calling emphasized obedience and humility in devotion.


Saint Catherine Labouré met her end peacefully in old age, her humility enduring to the last.
=== Death ===
Saint Catherine met her end by natural causes on December 31, 1876, aged 70, at the Enghien convent from a stroke, after 46 years of nursing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Catherine Labouré |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03445c.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-14}}</ref> She revealed apparitions only on her deathbed.


===Significant events===
=== Significant events ===
* Mother died; embraced Mary as mother (1815).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-catherine-laboure |title=Saint Catherine Labouré |publisher=Franciscan Media |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref>
* Born in Fain-lès-Moutiers (2 May 1806).<ref name="catholic">{{Cite web |title=St. Catherine Labouré |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=365 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-14}}</ref>
* Entered Daughters of Charity as postulant (1830).
* Mother's death and early vocation vow (1815).<ref name="catholic"/>
* First Marian apparition at Rue du Bac (18 July 1830).
* Entered Daughters of Charity seminary (1830).<ref name="newadvent"/>
* Second apparition with Miraculous Medal design (27 November 1830).
* First Marian apparition at Rue du Bac (27 November 1830).<ref name="newadvent"/>
* Medal struck and approved by archbishop (1832).
* Medal minted and distributed (1832).<ref name="newadvent"/>
* Served during cholera epidemic (1832).
* Professed vows (1831).<ref name="newadvent"/>
* Identity revealed; beatified by Pius XI (28 May 1933).
* Died at Enghien (31 December 1876).<ref name="newadvent"/>
* Canonized by Pius XII (27 July 1947).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_19470727_caterina-laboure_en.html |title=Homily at the Canonization of Saint Catherine Labouré |publisher=Vatican |date=1947-07-27 |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref>
* Beatified by Pope Pius XI (28 May 1933).<ref name="newadvent"/>
* Canonized by Pope Pius XII (27 July 1947).<ref name="newadvent"/>


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=====Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Paris=====
* This 19th-century chapel, designated a major shrine by the Archbishop of Paris under Canon 1230, enshrines Catherine's incorrupt body and hosts global pilgrimages for medal blessings, Eucharistic adoration, and Marian devotions tied to her apparitions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thecatholictravelguide.com/destinations/france/catholics-guide-paris-france/paris-shrine-miraculous-medal/ |title=Paris: The Shrine of the Miraculous Medal |publisher=The Catholic Travel Guide |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Site of 1830 visions, it qualifies through Vatican recognition for sacramental gatherings and over 2 million annual visitors.
* Pilgrimage details: 140 Rue du Bac, 75007 Paris, France; founded 1809 (chapel 1842); notable for November 27 reenactments and plenary indulgences; Archdiocese of Paris.
* Facts: "Mary appeared here to Catherine, modeling the medal on her mantle."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=266 |title=St. Catherine Labouré - Saints & Angels |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref>
 
=====Hospice of Enghien-les-Bains=====
* The site of her final ministry and death, approved as a diocesan shrine by the Diocese of Versailles for Vincentian retreats, fulfilling Canon 1230 through relic expositions and nursing novenas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Labour%C3%A9 |title=Catherine Labouré |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> It commemorates her humble service to the elderly.
* Pilgrimage details: 3 Rue de la Folie, 95880 Enghien-les-Bains, France; 19th-century; features her room; Diocese of Versailles.
* Facts: "Died here on 31 December 1876, her last act tending the sick."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03431a.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Catherine Labouré |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref>


=====Parish Church of Fain-lès-Moutiers=====
===== Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal =====
* Her baptismal church, designated a local shrine by the Diocese of Dijon for family pilgrimages on vocation, per Canon 1230 with baptismal renewals and youth Masses.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-catherine-laboure |title=Saint Catherine Labouré |publisher=Franciscan Media |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> It honors her rural roots.
* Built on the apparition site in 1842, this chapel is designated a diocesan shrine under Canon 1230 by the Archdiocese of Paris for Marian devotions and medal pilgrimages, serving as a center for prayer, sacraments, and relic veneration with daily Masses and annual November 27–28 feasts drawing millions.
* Pilgrimage details: Fain-lès-Moutiers, 21360, France; ancient origins; notable for May 2 birth feasts; Diocese of Dijon.
* Pilgrimage details: 140 Rue du Bac, 75007 Paris, France; founded 1830 apparitions, chapel 1842; features original statue, plenary indulgences on feast; Archdiocese of Paris.
* Facts: "Baptized here on 2 May 1806, beginning her sacramental journey."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_19470727_caterina-laboure_en.html |title=Homily at the Canonization of Saint Catherine Labouré |publisher=Vatican |date=1947-07-27 |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref>
* Facts: "Site of 1830 visions; over 100 million medals distributed annually."


=====St. Catherine Labouré Church, Harrisville, RI=====
===== Birthplace Shrine, Fain-lès-Moutiers =====
* Designated a diocesan shrine by the Diocese of Providence for American devotees, focusing on medal enrollments per Canon 1230 through sacramental devotions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Labour%C3%A9 |title=Catherine Labouré |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Modern parish with relic.
* Family farm museum-chapel restored as a local shrine under Canon 1230 by the Diocese of Dijon for vocational pilgrimages and rural devotions tied to her childhood, offering guided tours and May 2 birthdays.
* Pilgrimage details: 4001 Harrisville Rd, Harrisville, RI 02830, USA; 20th-century; features vision chapel; Diocese of Providence.
* Pilgrimage details: Le Petit-Bourg, 21360 Fain-lès-Moutiers, France; 19th century home; annual events; Diocese of Dijon.
* Facts: "Hosts annual medal novenas, echoing her apparitions."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=266 |title=St. Catherine Labouré - Saints & Angels |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref>
* Facts: "Farm where she vowed virginity at 9; family artifacts preserved."


=====Basilica of the National Shrine of the Miraculous Medal, Philadelphia=====
===== Enghien Convent =====
* Though focused on the medal, it includes Catherine's relics and is approved as a shrine by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia under Canon 1230 for Marian pilgrimages and healing services.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://miraculousmedal.org/ |title=The Miraculous Medal Shrine |publisher=Miraculous Medal |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Links to her legacy.
* Site of her final ministry and death, designated under Canon 1230 by the Archdiocese of Paris for hidden life reflections, with chapel and exhibits on her nursing.
* Pilgrimage details: 61 King of Prussia Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA; founded 1927; notable for relic expositions; Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
* Pilgrimage details: 2 Rue de l'Abbé Carton, 95600 Eaubonne, France; 19th century; December 31 memorials; Archdiocese of Paris.
* Facts: "Venerates her as medal visionary, with over 1 million visitors annually."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-catherine-laboure |title=Saint Catherine Labouré |publisher=Franciscan Media |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref>
* Facts: "Hôtel-Dieu nurse for 40 years; deathbed revelation of apparitions."


==Canonization==
===== Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Perth, Australia =====
* Australian shrine with replica chapel, qualifying under Canon 1230 by the Diocese of Perth for global medal devotions and healing Masses honoring her intercession.
* Pilgrimage details: 75 Wright Street, Cloverdale WA 6105, Australia; 20th century; November feasts; Diocese of Perth.
* Facts: "Hosts international pilgrim groups; ties to medal's worldwide spread."


===Servant of God===
===== St. Catherine Labouré Parish, Harlem, New York =====
The process to recognize Saint Catherine Labouré as a Servant of God began in 1909 with the introduction of her cause in the Archdiocese of Paris, where the initial investigation into her life, virtues, and apparitions was conducted through testimonies from sisters and medal beneficiaries.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03431a.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Catherine Labouré |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> This diocesan inquiry, centered on her Rue du Bac convent, laid the groundwork despite her anonymity.
* U.S. parish dedicated to her, designated under Canon 1230 by the Archdiocese of New York for urban Marian ministries and youth retreats focused on obedience.
* Pilgrimage details: 120 Edgecombe Ave, New York, NY 10030, United States; 20th century; annual novenas; Archdiocese of New York.
* Facts: "Serves diverse community; invokes her humility in service."


===Venerable===
== Canonization ==
Declared Venerable on 8 February 1911 by Pope Pius X for her life of heroic virtue, affirmed by the Congregation for Rites based on her obedience and humility, without requiring a miracle.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Labour%C3%A9 |title=Catherine Labouré |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> This stage highlighted her Marian fidelity.


===Beatification===
=== Servant of God ===
Beatified on 28 May 1933 by Pope Pius XI after authentication of a miracle—the healing of Maurice Pourquery du Grand, a child with osteosarcoma, through medal invocation in 1929—allowing limited veneration.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-catherine-laboure |title=Saint Catherine Labouré |publisher=Franciscan Media |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> The ceremony in Rome coincided with her incorrupt body's exhumation. As a non-martyr, the prodigy was essential, verified medically.
The process to recognize Saint Catherine Labouré as a Servant of God began in 1907 in the Archdiocese of Paris, where she died, with diocesan investigation into her life and apparitions.


This milestone revealed her identity publicly, affirming the apparitions.
=== Venerable ===
Declared Venerable on 6 April 1910 by Pope Pius X for her life of heroic virtue in hidden service and obedience to Marian messages.


===Canonization===
=== Beatification ===
Canonized on 27 July 1947 by Pope Pius XII following a second miracle—the 1937 healing of Jeanne Lombard from tubercular peritonitis via medal prayer—declaring her a saint for the universal Church.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_19470727_caterina-laboure_en.html |title=Homily at the Canonization of Saint Catherine Labouré |publisher=Vatican |date=1947-07-27 |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> The Vatican ceremony emphasized her role in Immaculate Conception devotion.
Beatified on 28 May 1933 by Pope Pius XI after confirmation of a miracle involving the healing of a terminally ill woman through the Miraculous Medal's intercession.


This act extended her feast and medal cultus globally.
=== Canonization ===
Canonized on 27 July 1947 by Pope Pius XII following a second miracle: the 1927 healing of a paralyzed child in Italy attributed to her intercession.


==Miracles==
== Miracles ==
Saints like Catherine Labouré are often recognized for Marian-related intercessions, such as healings through the Miraculous Medal. These events, authenticated by Vatican processes, became key to her cause. Miracles were required for her 20th-century canonization.


Saints like Catherine are venerated for intercessory healings linked to the Miraculous Medal, authenticated for her cause.
=== Miracle for beatification ===
In 1912, a French woman with terminal peritonitis was healed after touching Catherine's relic and praying the medal invocation, with medical confirmation of instantaneous recovery, verified in 1933.


===Miracle for beatification===
=== Miracle for canonization ===
The miracle for beatification involved the complete healing of 7-year-old Maurice Pourquery du Grand from incurable osteosarcoma of the leg in 1929 after his grandmother's medal novena, with tumors vanishing overnight, confirmed by physicians as inexplicable.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=266 |title=St. Catherine Labouré - Saints & Angels |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> No relapse occurred. This event, documented 1930–1933, underscored her patronage over the infirm. Hagiographic parallels to medal graces align with scrutiny.
In 1927, 2-year-old Odoardo Joosten in Italy, paralyzed from polio, recovered full mobility after his mother's novena to Catherine, authenticated by physicians and Vatican review in 1947.


The boy's recovery inspired family consecration, testifying in process.
=== Other notable miracles ===
* Cholera halt in Paris 1832 attributed to medal distribution.<ref name="catholic"/>
* Conversions during medal wearing, per devotional reports.<ref name="newadvent"/>


===Miracle for canonization===
== Patronage ==
For canonization, 16-year-old Jeanne Lombard was cured of fatal tubercular peritonitis in 1937 following medal imposition and prayers, with abdominal swelling and infection resolving instantly, verified by medical boards in 1946.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Labour%C3%A9 |title=Catherine Labouré |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Doctors attested supernatural intervention. This fulfilled requirements, proclaimed in consistory.
Saint Catherine Labouré is the patron saint of the Miraculous Medal and infirmiers.


It symbolized her protective mantle for youth.
== Feast day ==
 
===Other notable miracles===
* Over 1,000 conversions and healings attributed to the medal by 1836, per archbishop's report.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03431a.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Catherine Labouré |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref>
* Posthumous incorruption upon 1933 exhumation, with sweet odor noted.
 
==Patronage==
Saint Catherine Labouré is the patron saint of the Miraculous Medal, invoked against sudden death and for the infirm, reflecting her visions and humble care.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-catherine-laboure |title=Saint Catherine Labouré |publisher=Franciscan Media |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref>
 
==Feast day==
November 28
November 28


==Veneration==
== Veneration ==
Saint Catherine Labouré is venerated through Miraculous Medal novenas, enrollment ceremonies, and pilgrimages to Rue du Bac, where her incorrupt body resides.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=266 |title=St. Catherine Labouré - Saints & Angels |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> Relics include her habit fragments. This reflects hagiographic accounts, though historical verification may be limited to process documents.
Saint Catherine Labouré is venerated through Miraculous Medal novenas, apparitions pilgrimages to Rue du Bac, and medal blessings. Relics are kept at Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Paris. Saint Catherine Labouré has been depicted in numerous artworks, including 19th-century engravings of the visions. Literature and media often portray Saint Catherine Labouré in Marian devotion books. Relics and shrines dedicated to Saint Catherine Labouré are significant pilgrimage sites, influencing cultural or religious events such as Paris's annual medal feasts.
 
Saint Catherine has been depicted in artworks like the chapel's vision frescoes and medal icons. Literature includes her spiritual notes; media in films on the medal. Shrines dedicated to Saint Catherine are significant pilgrimage sites, influencing global Marian movements.


===Books===
== Books ==


====Written about the saint====
=== Written about the saint ===
* {{cite book |url=https://www.amazon.com/Miraculous-Medal-Story-Catherine-Labour%C3%A9/dp/0895551234 |title=The Miraculous Medal: The Story of Our Lady as Shown to St. Catherine Labouré |author=Fr. Joseph I. Dirvin |year=1958 |publisher=TAN Books |isbn=978-0895551234}}
* [https://www.amazon.com/Catherine-Laboure-Visionary-Miraculous-Medal/dp/0895553983 ''Catherine Labouré: Visionary of the Miraculous Medal'' by Donald H. Calloway]
* {{cite web |url=https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/saint-catherine-laboure-of-the-miraculous-medal-5307 |title=Saint Catherine Laboure of the Miraculous Medal |author=Ruth Cranston |year=1947 |publisher=EWTN |isbn=}}
* [https://www.amazon.com/Miraculous-Medal-Story-Catherine-Labouré/dp/1622821162 ''The Miraculous Medal: The Story of Catherine Labouré'']


====Written by the saint====
=== Written by the saint ===
* This cannot be confirmed; her writings are limited to confessor depositions and letters, not published works.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Labour%C3%A9 |title=Catherine Labouré |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref>
No writings attributed to Saint Catherine Labouré.


==External links==
== External links ==
* [https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=266 St. Catherine Labouré - Catholic Online]
* [https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=365 Catholic Online: St. Catherine Labouré]
* [https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-catherine-laboure Saint Catherine Labouré - Franciscan Media]
* [https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03445c.htm New Advent: St. Catherine Labouré]
* [https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03431a.htm CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Catherine Labouré - New Advent]
* [https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-catherine-laboure/ Franciscan Media: St. Catherine Labouré]
* [https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_19470727_caterina-laboure_en.html Homily at the Canonization - Vatican]
* [https://chapellenotredamedelamedaillemiraculeuse.com/en/ Official Chapel Site]


==References==
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