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• Sacred Heart of Jesus, Missionaries of the — • A religious congregation of priests and lay brothers with the object of promoting the knowledge and practice of devotion to the Heart of Jesus as embodied in the revelations to Margaret Mary Alacoque Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Heart of Jesus, Devotion to the — • Description, spiritual significance, and historical background of devotion to the Sacred Heart Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus —     Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus     The treatment of this subject is divided into two parts:     I. Doctrinal Explanations;     II. Historical Ideas.     I. DOCTRINAL… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus —     The Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus     An institution of religious women, taking perpetual vows and devoted to the work of education, founded 21 November, 1800, by… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus —     Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus     (Issoudun).     A religious congregation of priests and lay brothers with the object of promoting the knowledge and practice …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus — The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus are a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and lay brothers with the object of promoting the knowledge and practice of devotion to the Heart of Jesus as embodied in the revelations of Our… …   Wikipedia

• Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus — For another congregation of this name, see Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a Roman Catholic female religious congregation, founded in 1880 by Mother Francis Xavier Cabrini. The aim of the… …   Wikipedia

• Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus —     Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus     A religious congregation having its general mother house at Rome, founded in 1880 by Mother Francis Xavier… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Sacred Heart — For other uses, see Sacred Heart (disambiguation). The Sacred Heart by Pompeo Batoni, at the Church of the Gesu, Rome, 1740 The Sacred Heart (also known as Most Sacred Heart of Jesus) is one of the most famous religious devotions to Jesus… …   Wikipedia

• Devotion To the Heart of Mary —     Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary     As in the article on devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, this subject will be considered under two heads:     ♦ the nature …   Catholic encyclopedia