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Sophie Barat emerged gradually from the intense years of crisis rooted in the conviction that love and compassion was the path of truth for herself and for the members of the Society of the Sacred Heart.
St. Madeleine-Sophie Barat (born December 12, 1779, Joigny, Burgundy, France—died May 25, 1865, Paris; canonized 1925; feast day May 25) was a Roman Catholic nun and founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart.
Madeleine Sophie Barat, RSCJ, (12 December 1779 – 25 May 1865), was a French saint of the Catholic Church who founded the Society of the Sacred Heart, a worldwide religious institute of educators. Early life and family
MADELEINE SOPHIE BARAT (1779-1865) Founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart. Madeleine- Sophie Barat was born in France in 1779 in the little Burgundian town of Joigny. She went to Paris in 1795, at the height of the French Revolution, and initially considered becoming a Carmelite.
Reflecting on Sophie Barat’s life is a twofold process. On the one hand, we watch her life unfolding from her birth in 1779 to her death in 1865. On the other hand, we engage with various stages of our own biography, with what impacts on us as we reflect on Sophie Barat’s life experiences.
This video, created by the BFN Province and the Sophie Barat Centre in Joigny, beautifully recounts the story of Madeleine Sophie and the founding of our Society. Directed by Quentin Pouteau, the son of Nathalie Pouteau (the current director of the Sophie Barat Centre), it provides an overview of Sophie’s life and work, and the impact she had.
Meet Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, a courageous woman who founded the Society of the Sacred Heart. From a young child born in Joigny, France, to becoming a nun in Paris, she devoted her life to God, educating young girls and helping the poor.
