Madeleine Sophie Barat [SEP] canonization status
Madeleine Sophie Barat
Madeleine Sophie Barat, R.S.C.J., (December 12, 1779 – May 25, 1865) is a French saint of the Catholic Church and was the founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart.
Early life and family.
Madeleine Sophie was born on the night of December 12, 1779, in Joigny, France, next door to a house fire at a neighbors. The stress and terror of the fire caused Sophie's mother, Madame Madeleine Fouffé Barat (1740–1822), then pregnant with her
External links.
- Madeleine Sophie Barat — Catholic Community Forum
- St. Madeleine Sophie Barat — American Catholic
- Sophie-Barat-Schule Hamburg,Germany
- Founder Statue in St Peter's Basilica