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Madeleine Sophie Barat's Birth
Madeleine (Madeleine Sophie Barat's mother) was pregnant with Madeleine Sophie when a massive fire took place in the town of Joigny in France - where Madeleine lived. There was fire coming up the wall of where Madeleine was staying and she was in so much shock she gave birth to Madeleine Sophie prematurely. During this time and most of Madeleine Sophie's life the French revolution was going on, a very difficult event to live through and do the work she's done. -
The beginning of the Society of the Sacred Heart
Varin managed to convince Madeleine Sophie to join him in the Society of the Sacred Heart -
A school in Amiens
The first Sacred Heart school was opened in Amiens, France in 1801. Initially, Mademoiselle Lequet who was the Superior of the Convent and Principal of the school. However, she didn't seem to fulfill the role an Varin appointed Madeleine Sophie Superior Superior of the Convent and Principal. At the time she was only 23. -
Madeleine was appointed as Superior General
Madeleine Sophie was appointed as Superior General of the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1806 and remained in that role her whole life. -
The Sacred Heart Headquarters moved
Madeleine moved the mother house of the Society of the Sacred Heart to Paris. -
Madeleine Sophie Barat passed away
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Madeleine Sophie Barat was beatified by Pope Pius X
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Madeleine Sophie Barat was appointed a saint by Pope Pius X
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Madeleine Sophie's body was returned to Paris
Madeleine Sophie Barat's body was returned to Paris where it lies in a glass coffin in the Sacred Heart Chapel of the Church of St Francis Xavier.