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Born on july 22, 1647
She was born in L'hautecour, France. -
Joins the visitation
At the age of 27 on August 25, 1671, she joined the Visitation
community in Paray-le-Monial. She chose the name Sister Margaret Mary due to her devotion to Mary. -
Had a vision of jesus
In 1673, she gad a vision of jesus who showed her his Sacred Heart for the first time, while she was contemplating upon the Blessed Sacrament. During that vision, Jesus expressed the great love He had for the entire human race and for her, in particular, as she would bring greater knowledge of Christ’s love for the world. In the vision Sister Margaret Mary Alacoque had of the Sacred Heart -
She has another vision of the Sacred Heart
The second time she had a vision of the Sacred Heart she was told to establish a liturgical feast. Included in this feast would be an act of reparation for the lack of r ever ence shown towar ds the Blessed Sacr a- ment. A Jesuit priest, Father Claude de la Colombiere, would help her estab- lish the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus -
She died in the 1690
Dont know exact date -
Feast day is october 17