Miraculous Medal

Miraculous Medal

Aged silver-tone metal – approx. 4 × 3 cm – 70 cm cord with clasp

The source presents the Miraculous Medal as a devotional object worn by thousands of people worldwide. It traces its story to 1830 at the chapel of the Daughters of Charity in Paris, where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to Catherine, a novice, and asked for a medal to be struck in her name.

The source then recounts the Paris cholera epidemic of 1832, stating that after the first medals were distributed by the Daughters of Charity, reports of healings, conversions and protections multiplied and the people of Paris began calling it the “Miraculous Medal”.

Within Catholic devotion, the rays shown coming from the Virgin Mary’s jewelled rings are described as symbolising graces. The source quotes the devotional message that those who wear the medal with confidence will receive great graces.

Claims of miraculous healing, supernatural protection and graces belong to religious faith and devotional tradition. They are not medically or scientifically established and should not be understood as guaranteed outcomes.