Catherine Labour , Labour, Katarina Labour ( FR. Catherine Labouré ; May 2, 1806 , Fen-le-Moutiers , Burgundy , France - December 31, 1876 , Paris , France) - Saint Roman Catholic Church , mystic .
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| Birth | May 2, 1806 Fen le Moutiers , Burgundy , France |
| Death | December 31, 1876 (70 years old) Paris , France |
| Monastic name | Ekaterina Labure |
| Is revered | November 25 and 28 31th of December |
| Canonized | 1947 year |
| In the face | and |
| Main shrine | imperishable relics in Paris |
| Day of Remembrance | and |
| Attributes | Wonderful medallion |
| Asceticism | mystic |
Content
Biography
Born in a large peasant family. After the death of the mother, she helped her father on the farm. She dreamed of going to the monastery for her elder sister, but her father, having opposed her daughter’s desire, sent Catherine to work in Paris in 1828 .
At the beginning of 1830, Catherine wrote a petition letter to the monastery of the female monastic congregation " Daughters of Mercy ." The Council of Sisters on January 14, 1830 gives permission and Catherine April 21, 1830 enters the monastery.
In 1831, the monastery authorities sent Catherine to care for the elderly in a shelter , which was founded in 1819 by the Duchess of Bourbon. Instead of caring for the sick, she is assigned to work in a chicken coop and laundry room.
May 3, 1835 Catherine takes eternal monastic vows.
In July 1870, due to the war of France with Prussia and the occupation of Paris by the Prussian forces and the resulting anarchy of the Paris Commune , Catherine was forced to leave her ministry in a shelter and leave Paris, to which she returned in May 1871. Despite the age of 65, she continues to work in the shelter as abbess. In 1874, she was suspended from work due to illness and old age. Catherine dies on December 31, 1876.
Visions
During her stay in the monastery and work in the shelter, Catherine feels numerous spiritual visions in which St. Vincent , the Virgin Mary, is with her . In these visions, she receives the task of making a wonderful medallion depicting the Virgin .
At the end of May 1831, according to Catherine’s sketches, a medallion was made in mass circulation and the sisters of the Congregation “Daughters of Mercy” began to distribute it in Paris, where cholera was rampant at that time. Since then, this medallion has been widely used by Catholics in their spiritual practice.
Canonization
In 1933 she was declared blessed by Pope Pius XI , and in 1947 she was canonized by Pope Pius XII . In Paris, in the chapel on the street. Bak, 140 are the imperishable relics of St. Catherine Labour.
Source
- Renee Laurenten, Life by Catherine Labour , ed. "About Hristo", Minsk, 2007, ISBN 978-985-6628-94-1