This book also explores Sophie Barat's spiritual journey, from her dark Jansenistic roots to her belief in a loving, warm and tender God, as expressed in devoti

Madeleine Sophie Barat founded the Society of the Sacred Heart in the wake of the French Revolution to provide educational opportunities for girls. The manner o

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