St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
French Visitation nun (1647-1690), Burgundian who from 1673 received at Paray-le-Monial a series of revelations from Christ asking the establishment of devotion to his Sacred Heart, the First Friday and Holy Hour devotions, and the feast of the Sacred Heart. Aided by her Jesuit director St. Claude La Colombière. Canonized 1920 by Benedict XV.
Life & Times
Born: 1647 · Died: 1690 · From: France.
Patronage
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque is invoked as the patron of devotees of the sacred heart, polio sufferers, traditional. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
“Behold this Heart which has so loved men that it has spared nothing, even to exhausting and consuming itself, in order to testify to them its love.”— Reporting the words of Christ in the apparition of June 1675; recorded in her Autobiography
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About Catholic Saints
Catholic saints, including St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, are Christians whom the Catholic Church has formally recognized as having lived lifes of heroic holiness and who now dwell with God in heaven, offering an example of faith for those still on their earthly journey. Catholics don't worship saints, but ask them to pray to God with us and for us — much as one might ask a trusted friend to pray for them — trusting that those closest to God can join their voices to ours before Him. Discover more saints in the Catholic Shop Saints section.