St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Comments
Daughter of Claude Alacoque and Philiberte Lamyn, Margaret was born on July 22, at L'Hautecour, Burgundy, France, was sent to the Poor Clares school at Charolles on the death of her father, a notary, when she was eight years old. She was bedridden for five years with rheumatic fever until she was fifteen and early developed a devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. She refused marriage, and in 1671 she entered the Visitation convent at ... Continue Reading
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Hello, no need to give me the name of an author anymore. Thanks so much anyway. This article was helpful to me in my biographical research paper on St. Margaret Mary. Thanks again.
i am using this saint for my saint project. this was very helpful.
I was planning on using this article as a resource for a paper on Saint Margaret Mary, but there is no author mentioned. If possible, could you possibly contact me with the name of the author? Thanks so much.
My home parish is St. Margaret Mary in Naperville, IL. We list St. Margaret Mary Feastday as October 16. You are showing October 17. Is this an error?
Thank You.