Madeline Sophie Barat
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Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, R.S.C.J.
, (December 12, 1779 – May 25, 1865) is a French saint of the Catholic Church and was the foundress of the Society of the Sacred Heart
.
, France
, in the midst of a raging fire. The stress and terror of the fire caused Sophie’s mother, Madame Madeleine Fouffé Barat (1740-1822), then pregnant with her third child, to go into labor. Born two months premature, Madeleine Sophie was considered so fragile that early the next morning, she was baptized in St. Thibault Church, located just a few yards from the Barat family home. Although her parents had arranged godparent
s in advance, there was no time to call them to the church, and so at 5 a.m. on December 13, 1779, Louise-Sophie Cédor, a local woman on her way to early Mass, and Sophie’s older brother, Louis, stood in as her godparents.
Madeleine Sophie was born into a financially comfortable family whose ancestors had lived in Joigny for generations and were proud of their roots in the Bourgogne
. Her father, Jacques Barat (1742-1809), was a barrel maker and wine-grower. Both of these professions were considered to be noble trades, with centuries of French culture and spirituality behind them. The Barats were Jansenist Catholics, and Jansenism
is often said to have shaped Sophie’s spirituality profoundly.
Madeleine Sophie’s older brother, Louis, was born on March 30, 1768. Two years later on August 25, 1770, her older sister, Marie Louise was born. As no medical records exist for this period, it remains unknown why there was such a large gap between the births of the two Barat sisters. Despite her difference in age, Madeleine Sophie was welcomed into her family with joy. Sophie was a vivacious child and drew the warm affection and protective love of her parents. Sophie loved to knit and sew, she adored music, and she often enjoyed helping her father in the vineyards.
. Louis was ordained a deacon
, but, because he was too young to be ordained as a priest, he was forced to return home until he was twenty-one. Louis worked as a teacher at his old school and, noticing that his eight-year-old sister was clearly very intelligent, decided to take on Sophie’s education. Louis taught her to read and write and schooled her in Scripture, Latin, and mathematics, providing Sophie with an education rarely available to contemporary young women and girls. He would often give Sophie the same exams he gave his own student at the Collège, and Sophie consistently scored higher marks than any of her brother’s male students.
, passed in July 1790 and demanding all priests swear allegiance to the new revolutionary state. Louis took this oath of loyalty in January 1791, but upon learning that the pope
had condemned the Constitution, he renounced his oath in May 1792. This renunciation had immediate effects. Louis first tried to hide in his family’s attic but soon fled to Paris, for the danger had become too great for both himself and his family. There, he was arrested in May 1793, imprisoned for two years, and only escaped the guillotine
through the courage of a friend.
Over the period of a few years, Sophie’s entire life had changed. Her studies were halted, and she no longer had time to sew or help her father in the vineyards. After her brother was released in 1795, he briefly returned home to Joigny. Louis then went back to Paris to seek ordination
and exercise his ministry
in secret. He brought Sophie with him in order to further her education. After arriving in Paris, Sophie and Louis lived in a safe house belonging to Madame Duval. Louis continued to say Mass
and teach Sophie the Fathers of the Church, mathematics, Latin, and the Scriptures. While living in Paris, at about the age of eighteen, Sophie decided to become a Carmelite nun
, however this would be impossible, for the Carmelites
, among many other religious communities, had been abolished at the beginning of the Revolution in 1790. Nevertheless, by passing on to Sophie what he had learned in the Collège St. Jacques in Joigny and in Sens and Paris, Louis prepared her for a different life and a different way of being, even if this did not mean becoming a Carmelite. In 1800, Sophie briefly returned home to help her family with the grape harvest. During this time, Louis met a priest named Joseph Varin, a man who would change Sophie’s life forever.
to the Sacred Heart of Jesus had been banned by the French government, the society was initially known as Dames de la Foi or de l’Instruction chrétienne.
In September 1801, the first school was opened in Amiens
, and Sophie traveled to this small French town in order to teach. The new community and school grew quickly, a school giving classes to the poor of the town was opened, and in December 1802, Sophie, although the youngest of the Sacred Heart Sisters, was named Superior
, thus making her the leader of the Society of the Sacred Heart at Amiens. Her first act was to kneel and kiss the feet of each of her sisters.
In November 1804, Sophie traveled to Sainte-Marie-d’en-Haut, near Grenoble to receive a community of Visitation nuns
into the Society. Among them was Philippine Duchesne, who would later bring the Society to America. A second school was thereby established at Grenoble
, followed by a third at Poitiers
. Father Varin envisioned an entire network of such schools, and after these first establishments, foundations began to mushroom, not only in France but also in North America (1818), Italy (1828), Switzerland (1830), Belgium (1834), Algiers (1841), England (1842), Ireland (1842), Spain (1846), Holland (1848), Germany (1851), South America (1853), Austria (1853), and Poland (1857).
In January 1806, at the age of twenty-three, Madeleine Sophie was elected Superior General
of the entire Society of the Sacred Heart by a majority of one vote. Sophie’s wisdom and humility quickly won her submission in all Sacred Heart establishments. In 1820, she called all the Superiors together in a council at Paris in order to establish a uniform course of studies for the quickly expanding network of Sacred Heart schools. These studies were to be serious, to cultivate the mind, and to create young women devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and who would do good things on behalf of God. As foundations continued to multiply, Sophie saw the need for a greater degree of unity and thus sought the approval of the Vatican
in Rome
. By 1826, the Society of the Sacred Heart had received Rome’s seal of approval.
In 1840, Sophie fended off a potential schism
between the Vatican and the Archbishop of Paris. While all her Sisters pressured her to choose sides, Sophie refused to do so and was able to successfully heal the breach. Over the course of her sixty-five years as Superior General, Sophie and her Society survived the regime of Napoleon, saw France undergo two more revolutions, and witnessed Italy’s struggle to become a full-fledged nation.
The Sacred Heart schools quickly gained prestigious reputations and to this day retain an image of educating the aristocracy. However, this was far from Sophie’s original intent; she dreamed of educating both children of means and those not of means. For almost every new school established, a corresponding “free” school was opened to provide the poorer children of the area with a quality education.
and beatified
in May 1908. On May 24, 1925, she was canonized by Pope Pius XI.
“We don’t live with angels; we have to put up with human nature and forgive it.”
“Show by charity how to meet a crisis.”
“Before making any change take counsel…. Prudence and a wise slowness are necessary in the beginning.”
“More is gained by indulgence than by severity.”
Said of Sophie:
“It was her way to think well of people until forced to do otherwise.”
“She loved people through their faults to the core of their best selves.”
in Lake Forest
, Illinois
, was named after Mother Barat and it merged with DePaul University
from 2001 until 2005. In 2005, however, DePaul decided to close the school and focus its financial resources towards their other campuses in Chicago
and surrounding suburbs where they had a satellite campus. The final class at Barat College finished June 11, 2005, exactly 100 years to the day the first class graduated.
'Barat' is the name of a house at Woldingham School
, a Sacred Heart institution in Surrey
, England
.
Baradene College of the Sacred Heart
is a girl's high school in Auckland
, New Zealand
; one of their six houses is called 'Barat'.
Sophie-Barat-School Hamburg (Germany) which is an independent, non - fee-paying, co-educational elite grammar school, was founded and named after her. The school is run by the Society of the Sacred Heart(Sacré Coeur).
'Barat' is the name of a house at Kilgraston, a Sacred Heart boarding and day school for girls in Perth, Scotland as well as in Sacré Coeur, a Sacred Heart day school for girls in Victoria, Australia.
Society of the Sacred Heart
The Society of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic religious congregation established in France by St. Madeleine Sophie Barat in 1800. It has presence in 45 countries. Membership to the Society is restricted to women only. Its members do many works, but focus on education, particularly girls'...
, (December 12, 1779 – May 25, 1865) is a French saint of the Catholic Church and was the foundress of the Society of the Sacred Heart
Society of the Sacred Heart
The Society of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic religious congregation established in France by St. Madeleine Sophie Barat in 1800. It has presence in 45 countries. Membership to the Society is restricted to women only. Its members do many works, but focus on education, particularly girls'...
.
Early Life and Family
Madeleine Sophie was born on the night of December 12, 1779 in JoignyJoigny
Joigny is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.It is located on the banks of the Yonne River.-Notable people :...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, in the midst of a raging fire. The stress and terror of the fire caused Sophie’s mother, Madame Madeleine Fouffé Barat (1740-1822), then pregnant with her third child, to go into labor. Born two months premature, Madeleine Sophie was considered so fragile that early the next morning, she was baptized in St. Thibault Church, located just a few yards from the Barat family home. Although her parents had arranged godparent
Godparent
A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's baptism. A male godparent is a godfather, and a female godparent is a godmother...
s in advance, there was no time to call them to the church, and so at 5 a.m. on December 13, 1779, Louise-Sophie Cédor, a local woman on her way to early Mass, and Sophie’s older brother, Louis, stood in as her godparents.
Madeleine Sophie was born into a financially comfortable family whose ancestors had lived in Joigny for generations and were proud of their roots in the Bourgogne
Bourgogne
Burgundy is one of the 27 regions of France.The name comes from the Burgundians, an ancient Germanic people who settled in the area in early Middle-age. The region of Burgundy is both larger than the old Duchy of Burgundy and smaller than the area ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy, from the modern...
. Her father, Jacques Barat (1742-1809), was a barrel maker and wine-grower. Both of these professions were considered to be noble trades, with centuries of French culture and spirituality behind them. The Barats were Jansenist Catholics, and Jansenism
Jansenism
Jansenism was a Christian theological movement, primarily in France, that emphasized original sin, human depravity, the necessity of divine grace, and predestination. The movement originated from the posthumously published work of the Dutch theologian Cornelius Otto Jansen, who died in 1638...
is often said to have shaped Sophie’s spirituality profoundly.
Madeleine Sophie’s older brother, Louis, was born on March 30, 1768. Two years later on August 25, 1770, her older sister, Marie Louise was born. As no medical records exist for this period, it remains unknown why there was such a large gap between the births of the two Barat sisters. Despite her difference in age, Madeleine Sophie was welcomed into her family with joy. Sophie was a vivacious child and drew the warm affection and protective love of her parents. Sophie loved to knit and sew, she adored music, and she often enjoyed helping her father in the vineyards.
Education
Sophie’s older brother was a serious boy and a brilliant student. His parents encouraged his interest in studies and employed a tutor for him at home. Shortly after entering the Collège St. Jacques in Joigny at age nine, Louis decided to become a Catholic priest. In 1784, at the age of sixteen, Louis left Joigny to begin his studies for priesthood at the [seminary]] at SensSens
Sens is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.Sens is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is crossed by the Yonne and the Vanne, which empties into the Yonne here.-History:...
. Louis was ordained a deacon
Deacon
Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions...
, but, because he was too young to be ordained as a priest, he was forced to return home until he was twenty-one. Louis worked as a teacher at his old school and, noticing that his eight-year-old sister was clearly very intelligent, decided to take on Sophie’s education. Louis taught her to read and write and schooled her in Scripture, Latin, and mathematics, providing Sophie with an education rarely available to contemporary young women and girls. He would often give Sophie the same exams he gave his own student at the Collège, and Sophie consistently scored higher marks than any of her brother’s male students.
The French Revolution
At the dawn of the French Revolution in 1789, Louis became involved in the debate surrounding the Civil Constitution of the ClergyCivil Constitution of the Clergy
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a law passed on 12 July 1790 during the French Revolution, that subordinated the Roman Catholic Church in France to the French government....
, passed in July 1790 and demanding all priests swear allegiance to the new revolutionary state. Louis took this oath of loyalty in January 1791, but upon learning that the pope
Pope
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
had condemned the Constitution, he renounced his oath in May 1792. This renunciation had immediate effects. Louis first tried to hide in his family’s attic but soon fled to Paris, for the danger had become too great for both himself and his family. There, he was arrested in May 1793, imprisoned for two years, and only escaped the guillotine
Guillotine
The guillotine is a device used for carrying out :executions by decapitation. It consists of a tall upright frame from which an angled blade is suspended. This blade is raised with a rope and then allowed to drop, severing the head from the body...
through the courage of a friend.
Over the period of a few years, Sophie’s entire life had changed. Her studies were halted, and she no longer had time to sew or help her father in the vineyards. After her brother was released in 1795, he briefly returned home to Joigny. Louis then went back to Paris to seek ordination
Holy Orders
The term Holy Orders is used by many Christian churches to refer to ordination or to those individuals ordained for a special role or ministry....
and exercise his ministry
Christian ministry
In Christianity, ministry is an activity carried out by Christians to express or spread their faith. 2003's Encyclopedia of Christianity defines it as "carrying forth Christ's mission in the world", indicating that it is "conferred on each Christian in baptism." It is performed by all Christians...
in secret. He brought Sophie with him in order to further her education. After arriving in Paris, Sophie and Louis lived in a safe house belonging to Madame Duval. Louis continued to say Mass
Mass (liturgy)
"Mass" is one of the names by which the sacrament of the Eucharist is called in the Roman Catholic Church: others are "Eucharist", the "Lord's Supper", the "Breaking of Bread", the "Eucharistic assembly ", the "memorial of the Lord's Passion and Resurrection", the "Holy Sacrifice", the "Holy and...
and teach Sophie the Fathers of the Church, mathematics, Latin, and the Scriptures. While living in Paris, at about the age of eighteen, Sophie decided to become a Carmelite nun
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
, however this would be impossible, for the Carmelites
Carmelites
The Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Carmelites is a Catholic religious order perhaps founded in the 12th century on Mount Carmel, hence its name. However, historical records about its origin remain uncertain...
, among many other religious communities, had been abolished at the beginning of the Revolution in 1790. Nevertheless, by passing on to Sophie what he had learned in the Collège St. Jacques in Joigny and in Sens and Paris, Louis prepared her for a different life and a different way of being, even if this did not mean becoming a Carmelite. In 1800, Sophie briefly returned home to help her family with the grape harvest. During this time, Louis met a priest named Joseph Varin, a man who would change Sophie’s life forever.
The Founding and Expansion of the Society of the Sacred Heart
When Sophie returned to Paris, she was introduced to Varin, a priest belonging to the Society of the Fathers of the Faith, a new group of priests that would eventually merge with the Jesuits. Varin wanted to create a women’s order devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and involved in the education of young women that correlated with the Fathers of the Faith. Upon meeting Sophie, he saw in her a wholeness of spirit and heart he knew would enable her to complete the task. On November 21, 1800, at the age of twenty-one, Sophie gave up her dream of becoming a Carmelite and, along with three other women living in the Paris safe house, made her vows as one of the first members of this new religious congregation, marking the foundation of the Society of the Sacred Heart. However, because devotionDevotion
Devotion, devotional, or devotee may refer to:Religion:* devotional song* Devotional literature* Anglican devotions* Catholic devotions**Devotional medal* Bible study — called "devotion" or "devotional" by some Christian denominations...
to the Sacred Heart of Jesus had been banned by the French government, the society was initially known as Dames de la Foi or de l’Instruction chrétienne.
In September 1801, the first school was opened in Amiens
Amiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
, and Sophie traveled to this small French town in order to teach. The new community and school grew quickly, a school giving classes to the poor of the town was opened, and in December 1802, Sophie, although the youngest of the Sacred Heart Sisters, was named Superior
Superior (hierarchy)
In a hierarchy or tree structure of any kind, a superior is an individual or position at a higher level in the hierarchy than another , and thus closer to the apex. It is often used in business terminology to refer to people who are supervisors and in the military to people who are higher in the...
, thus making her the leader of the Society of the Sacred Heart at Amiens. Her first act was to kneel and kiss the feet of each of her sisters.
In November 1804, Sophie traveled to Sainte-Marie-d’en-Haut, near Grenoble to receive a community of Visitation nuns
Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary
The Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary or the Visitation Order is a Roman Catholic religious order for women. Members of the order are also known as Filles de Sainte-Marie, Visitandines, Salesian Sisters and, more commonly, Visitationists.- History of the order :The Order was founded in 1610 by...
into the Society. Among them was Philippine Duchesne, who would later bring the Society to America. A second school was thereby established at Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, followed by a third at Poitiers
Poitiers
Poitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque...
. Father Varin envisioned an entire network of such schools, and after these first establishments, foundations began to mushroom, not only in France but also in North America (1818), Italy (1828), Switzerland (1830), Belgium (1834), Algiers (1841), England (1842), Ireland (1842), Spain (1846), Holland (1848), Germany (1851), South America (1853), Austria (1853), and Poland (1857).
In January 1806, at the age of twenty-three, Madeleine Sophie was elected Superior General
Superior general
A Superior General, or General Superior, is the Superior at the head of a whole religious order or congregation.The term is mainly used as a generic term, while many orders and congregations use other specific titles, notably:* Abbot general...
of the entire Society of the Sacred Heart by a majority of one vote. Sophie’s wisdom and humility quickly won her submission in all Sacred Heart establishments. In 1820, she called all the Superiors together in a council at Paris in order to establish a uniform course of studies for the quickly expanding network of Sacred Heart schools. These studies were to be serious, to cultivate the mind, and to create young women devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and who would do good things on behalf of God. As foundations continued to multiply, Sophie saw the need for a greater degree of unity and thus sought the approval of the Vatican
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
in Rome
Rome
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. By 1826, the Society of the Sacred Heart had received Rome’s seal of approval.
In 1840, Sophie fended off a potential schism
Schism
- Religion :* Schism , a division or a split, usually between people belonging to an organization or movement, most frequently applied to a break of communion between two sections of Christianity that were previously a single body...
between the Vatican and the Archbishop of Paris. While all her Sisters pressured her to choose sides, Sophie refused to do so and was able to successfully heal the breach. Over the course of her sixty-five years as Superior General, Sophie and her Society survived the regime of Napoleon, saw France undergo two more revolutions, and witnessed Italy’s struggle to become a full-fledged nation.
The Sacred Heart schools quickly gained prestigious reputations and to this day retain an image of educating the aristocracy. However, this was far from Sophie’s original intent; she dreamed of educating both children of means and those not of means. For almost every new school established, a corresponding “free” school was opened to provide the poorer children of the area with a quality education.
Death
Beloved by her daughters and venerated by many, Madeleine Sophie Barat died at the General Motherhouse in Paris on May, 25, 1865, Ascension Day. In 1879, she was declared VenerableVenerable
The Venerable is used as a style or epithet in several Christian churches. It is also the common English-language translation of a number of Buddhist titles.-Roman Catholic:...
and beatified
Beatification
Beatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name . Beatification is the third of the four steps in the canonization process...
in May 1908. On May 24, 1925, she was canonized by Pope Pius XI.
Quotes
Said by Sophie:“We don’t live with angels; we have to put up with human nature and forgive it.”
“Show by charity how to meet a crisis.”
“Before making any change take counsel…. Prudence and a wise slowness are necessary in the beginning.”
“More is gained by indulgence than by severity.”
Said of Sophie:
“It was her way to think well of people until forced to do otherwise.”
“She loved people through their faults to the core of their best selves.”
Legacy
Barat CollegeBarat College
Barat College of the Sacred Heart was a small Catholic college located in Lake Forest, Illinois, 30 miles north of Chicago. The college was named after Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart...
in Lake Forest
Lake Forest
Lake Forest is the name of some places in the United States:*Lake Forest, California, in Orange County*Lake Forest, Placer County, California*Lake Forest - A lake in the North End section of Bridgeport, Connecticut*Lake Forest, Florida...
, Illinois
Illinois
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, was named after Mother Barat and it merged with DePaul University
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul...
from 2001 until 2005. In 2005, however, DePaul decided to close the school and focus its financial resources towards their other campuses in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and surrounding suburbs where they had a satellite campus. The final class at Barat College finished June 11, 2005, exactly 100 years to the day the first class graduated.
'Barat' is the name of a house at Woldingham School
Woldingham School
Woldingham School is an all-girls, independent, Roman Catholic, boarding and day school in Woldingham, Surrey, England.-History:The school was founded as the Convent of the Sacred Heart in 1842 in Berrymead, London by the Society of the Sacred Heart...
, a Sacred Heart institution in Surrey
Surrey
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, England
England
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.
Baradene College of the Sacred Heart
Baradene College of the Sacred Heart
Baradene College of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic high school for girls aged between 11 to 18 located in Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand.Established 1909, Baradene celebrated its 100th year in 2009....
is a girl's high school in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
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; one of their six houses is called 'Barat'.
Sophie-Barat-School Hamburg (Germany) which is an independent, non - fee-paying, co-educational elite grammar school, was founded and named after her. The school is run by the Society of the Sacred Heart(Sacré Coeur).
'Barat' is the name of a house at Kilgraston, a Sacred Heart boarding and day school for girls in Perth, Scotland as well as in Sacré Coeur, a Sacred Heart day school for girls in Victoria, Australia.
External links
- Madeleine Sophie Barat — Catholic Community Forum
- Ven. Madeleine-Sophie Barat — New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia
- St. Madeleine Sophie Barat — American Catholic
- Founder Statue in St Peter's Basilica
- Sophie-Barat-Schule Hamburg,Germany