RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Catherine Labouré

1806 - 1876

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Catherine Labouré, DC (May 2, 1806 – December 31, 1876) was a French member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul and a Marian visionary. She is believed to have relayed the request from the Blessed Virgin Mary to create the Miraculous Medal, now worn by millions of people around the world. Labouré spent forty years caring for the aged and infirm. For this, she is called the patroness of seniors. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Catherine Labouré is the 696th most popular religious figure (down from 638th in 2019), the 806th most popular biography from France (down from 740th in 2019) and the 44th most popular French Religious Figure.

Catherine Labouré is most famous for the apparitions she had of the Virgin Mary in 1830.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Catherine Labouré ranks 696 out of 3,187. Before her are Abdullah ibn Umar, Conrad Schumann, Empress Meishō, Micah, Germanus I of Constantinople, and Jean Meslier. After her are Kinga of Poland, Sun Myung Moon, Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, Porphyry of Gaza, Dominique Mamberti, and Epiphanius of Salamis.

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Among people born in 1806, Catherine Labouré ranks 7. Before her are John Stuart Mill, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Max Stirner, Benito Juárez, Augustus De Morgan, and Emilia Plater. After her are Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Charles Gleyre, Omar Pasha, and William Webb Ellis. Among people deceased in 1876, Catherine Labouré ranks 10. Before her are Wild Bill Hickok, Antonio López de Santa Anna, Karl Ernst von Baer, George Armstrong Custer, Josephine of Leuchtenberg, and Truganini. After her are Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, Ildefons Cerdà, Marie d'Agoult, George Smith, Antoine Jérôme Balard, and Hristo Botev.

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In France

Among people born in France, Catherine Labouré ranks 806 out of 6,770. Before her are Bernard Gui (1261), Isabella of Angoulême (1188), Louis-Gabriel Suchet (1770), Jacques Audiard (1952), Alexandre Cabanel (1823), and Jean Meslier (1664). After her are Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704), Pierre André Latreille (1762), Jacques Tati (1907), Juliette Binoche (1964), Jean-Victor Poncelet (1788), and Maurice Blanchot (1907).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Catherine Labouré ranks 44. Before her are Clotilde (475), Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651), Antipope Clement VII (1342), Peter Waldo (1140), Louis de Montfort (1673), and Jean Meslier (1664). After her are Ivo of Kermartin (1253), Robert of Molesme (1024), Saint Remigius (437), Célestin Freinet (1896), Martin Bucer (1491), and Victor of Aveyron (1793).

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