Sacred Heart
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The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is one of the most widely practised and well-known Catholic devotions, wherein the heart of Jesus Christ is viewed as a symbol of "God's boundless and passionate love fo
Sacred Heart of Jesus by the Italian artist Pompeo Batoni in the Church of the Gesù, Rome
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Church of Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais, Paris, France
Holy card depicting the Sacred Heart of Jesus, c. 1880. Auguste Martin collection, University of Dayton Libraries
Mystic Ecstasy of St. Gertrude the Great – worshipper of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ (picture by Pietro Liberi, at the Abbey of Santa Giustina, Padua, Italy)
Sacré-Cœur, Paris
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The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica or simply Sacré-Cœur, is a Catholic church and minor basilica in Paris dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Sacred Heart
…Since c. 1850, groups, congregations, and countries have consecrated themselves to the Sacred Heart. By a law voted on 24 July 1873, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre known as National Vow, is declared of public utility by the National Assembly of 1871. On 16 June 1875, the Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal…
The Basilica of Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre, as seen from the base of the butte Montmartre. Square Louise-Michel can be seen in the foreground.
Alexandre Legentil (photo by Nadar)
Construction of Sacré-Cœur underway (1882)
Construction of Sacré-Cœur (1897)