Back مرغاريتا ألاكوك Arabic مرجاريتا الاكوك ARZ Margarida Maria Alacoque Catalan Markéta Marie Alacoque Czech Margareta Maria Alacoque German Μαργαρίτα-Μαρία Αλακόκ Greek Marguerite-Marie Alacoque Esperanto Margarita María Alacoque Spanish Marguerite-Marie Alacoque Finnish Marguerite-Marie Alacoque French
Margaret Mary Alacoque | |
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 Portrait of Sister Margaret Mary Alacoque | |
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| Born | 22 July 1647 L'Hautecour, Duchy of Burgundy, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 17 October 1690 (aged 43) Paray-le-Monial, Duchy of Burgundy, Kingdom of France |
| 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.