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Case 002 · Incorruption · Paris, France · In preparation

The body of St. Catherine Labouré

Reported intact when her body was exhumed on March 21, 1933, with physicians and Cardinal Verdier present. The chapel itself states that the face on view is a wax mask, modelled by an unnamed artist from a photograph.

ChurchNot treated as a miracleBEvidence grade
Whole bodyWax face

Full case file in preparation

This entry shows what the research has confirmed so far. The grade B is provisional and is reviewed in the full case file.

Reviewed September 21, 2026.

The Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, rue du BacCredit printed here once the licensed photograph is added

What the full case file will cover

  • Every recognition of the remains, with its date, physicians, and findings.
  • Every intervention, with its date, who made it, and its source.
  • The natural explanations considered and what remains open.
  • Photographs that the custodian permits, each with its credit.

Sources for this entry

  1. Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Médaille Miraculeuse: la chapelle en détails
  2. Médaille Miraculeuse: la préservation du corps de sainte Catherine Labouré

Continue to Case 003: The body of St. Vincent de Paul

Feast day: November 28.

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