In 1849, the chapel was expanded and thereafter other modifications were executed. Since 1930, the date of its complete renovation, the chapel is as it is known today. Marian iconography Due to the popularity of the Miraculous Medal, a 19th century iconography of the Virgin Mary in its outstretched arms later became popularized in the United States of America titled as "Our Lady of Grace" in the 1950s due to the apparitions at the namesake "Chapel of Our Lady of Graces of the Miraculous Virgin". Accordingly, the venerated statue crowned by Pope Leo XIII in 1897 helped recognize the image and help spread its Marian devotion. However, in some Italian and Spanish Catholic countries, the original name was retained as "Vergine di Miracolo" (Basilica della Santa Andrea Fratte) or "Virgen de (Medalla) Milagrosa". It features a standing pose atop a globe with a serpent and two six-pointed stars while another variant image of the apparition called "Our Lady of the Globe" features a standing Virgin holding a globe by her arms (enshrined at the side altar of the chapel). Present status Only the 17th-century tabernacle remain unchanged since 1815. This tabernacle came from the original building allocated in 1800 to the Daughters of Charity. Once lost, it was rediscovered in the chapel of the Sisters of Mercy and was installed there before the French Revolution. Catherine Labouré declared that it was in front of the tabernacle that the Blessed Virgin Mary prostrated herself in the nights of 18 and 19 July 1830 and that she was above it during the third apparition in December 1830. In 1850, an ivory crucifix was placed on top of this tabernacle. Marian pilgrimages The chapel, as a site of Marian apparition, is a Marian shrine and hence a site of Catholic pilgrimage. The wax effigy containing the bones of Louise de Marillac and the heart of Vincent de Paul, founders of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, are kept there. The incorrupt body of Catherine Labouré, member of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul and famous Marian visionary, also lies in a glass coffin at the side altar of the chapel. References Books Petit guide de la chapelle Notre-Dame de la Médaille Miraculeuse, Editions du Signe, 2002 External links The Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal – Official Website Shrines to the Virgin Mary Roman Catholic