Staff Reporter, Catholic Herald - The history of the Miraculous Medal is known throughout the world. This fact alone tells of the wonder Our Lady created when she appeared in this little Chapel to Catherine Labouré in 1830... The entrance to the Chapel in rue de Bac is unassuming; opposite one of Paris’s largest stores, it is easily missed on a first visit. A small arched entrance bears the street number, “140”, a no-parking notice and an insignificant name-plate “Chapelle de la Medal Miraculous”.