Sacred Heart
The “Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus” owes its origin to a
French nun, named Mary Margaret Alacoque, of Burgundy, who practised
devotion to the Saviour's heart in consequence of a vision. The
devotion was sanctioned by Pope Clement XII. in 1732.
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