Life Of Blessed Margaret Mary Alacoque

The book ""Life Of Blessed Margaret Mary Alacoque: Religious Of The Visitation At Paray-Le-Monial, 1647-1690"" is a biographical account of the life of a French nun named Margaret Mary Alacoque. The book was written in 1919 by Sister Mary Philip, and it provides a detailed description of Margaret Mary's life, from her early childhood to her death in 1690. Margaret Mary was a member of the Visitation Order, a Catholic religious order founded in the 17th century by Saint Francis de Sales and Saint Jane de Chantal. The book describes Margaret Mary's deep devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which she claimed to have seen in a series of visions. These visions led her to promote the devotion to the Sacred Heart, which eventually became a widespread practice in the Catholic Church. The book also details Margaret Mary's struggles with illness and opposition from within her own religious community, as well as her eventual canonization as a saint by the Catholic Church. Overall, the book provides a comprehensive and inspiring account of the life of a remarkable woman who devoted herself to God and the Church.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.