Margaret Mary Alacoque | |
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![]() Portrait of Sister Margaret Mary Alacoque | |
Virgin | |
Born | L'Hautecour, Duchy of Burgundy, Kingdom of France | 22 July 1647
Died | 17 October 1690 Paray-le-Monial, Duchy of Burgundy, Kingdom of France | (aged 43)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 18 September 1864, Rome by Pope Pius IX |
Canonized | 13 May 1920, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XV |
Major shrine | Monastery of the Visitation, Paray-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire, France |
Feast | October 16 (October 17 by the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary and universally prior to 1969; transferred to Oct 20 in Canada) |
Attributes | wearing the religious habit of the Visitandines and holding an image of the Sacred Heart |
Margaret Mary Alacoque, VHM (French: Marguerite-Marie Alacoque) (22 July 1647 – 17 October 1690) was a French Visitation nun and mystic who promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form.