St. Margaret Mary Aloquque

By A.boehmm

  • Date of Birth and Childhood

    She was born Marguerite Alacoque in L'hautecour France. As a child, she was often bedridden. Developed a devotion to Mary + prayed the Rosary. Took a vow of chasity and promised to join a religious order, resulted in ridicule from family

  • St. Margaret Joins the Visitation Community

    She was 27 years old

  • Visions of Jesus

    She had a vision of Jesus who showed her the Sacred Heart, and in another vision, she was told to establish a liturgical feast.

  • Canonization

  • Feast Day