Miraculous Medal Chapel & Tomb of St. Catherine Labouré

Why pilgrims come

Understand the Marian devotion rooted in Paris

At the Daughters of Charity motherhouse on Rue du Bac, St. Catherine Labouré reported three encounters with the Virgin Mary in 1830, including the November 27 vision that supplied the design of the Miraculous Medal. The chapel remains an active Marian pilgrimage sanctuary, and Catherine’s intact body has been venerated beneath the altar of Our Lady of the Globe since its transfer here after her 1933 beatification.

This small chapel on Rue du Bac is both an apparition site and a saint’s resting place. Its scale is intimate, so the visit is most meaningful when built around Mass, confession or quiet prayer rather than a quick sightseeing stop.