Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Paris 1830 — Apparitions and Major Devotions — Marian Devotion Downloadable 8k Digital Illustration

"O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee."
Inscription revealed in the apparition, Paris, 1830

In 1830, at the Chapel of the Rue du Bac in Paris, the Virgin appears to Saint Catherine Labouré and presents a vision that becomes the Miraculous Medal. Mary stands upon a globe, crushing a serpent beneath her feet, while rays of light stream from her open hands — described as graces given to those who ask. Around her forms the prayer later inscribed on the medal, directly linking the image to invocation and response rather than narrative scripture. Rendered in struck silver devotional medal relief, Parisian minting tradition.