Raymond Jonas
- Published in print:
- 2000
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520221369
- eISBN:
- 9780520924017
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520221369.003.0002
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History
This chapter discusses Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, a saint who was known for her visions that eventually made her the prophet of France's destiny. It opens with a description of the final preparations ...
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This chapter discusses Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, a saint who was known for her visions that eventually made her the prophet of France's destiny. It opens with a description of the final preparations for the public display and veneration of a saintly body—that of Alacoque—and the extravagant attention given to the body of the holy dead. The chapter then moves on to describe France during the time of Alacoque, when it was one of the leading Catholic powers of Europe. It mentions the career of the heart as a religious icon in modern times, which was mostly due to the efforts of François de Sales and Jeanne de Chantal. de Sales and de Chantal were the founders of the Visitationist order, the religious order that Alacoque eventually joined.Less
This chapter discusses Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, a saint who was known for her visions that eventually made her the prophet of France's destiny. It opens with a description of the final preparations for the public display and veneration of a saintly body—that of Alacoque—and the extravagant attention given to the body of the holy dead. The chapter then moves on to describe France during the time of Alacoque, when it was one of the leading Catholic powers of Europe. It mentions the career of the heart as a religious icon in modern times, which was mostly due to the efforts of François de Sales and Jeanne de Chantal. de Sales and de Chantal were the founders of the Visitationist order, the religious order that Alacoque eventually joined.
Frank Graziano
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- January 2005
- ISBN:
- 9780195136401
- eISBN:
- 9780199835164
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195136403.003.0010
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity
Discusses the wound in Christ’s side as a breast where nourishment and eroticism interact dynamically, including examples from the lives of Catherine of Siena, Maria Maddalena de’Pazzi, Angela of ...
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Discusses the wound in Christ’s side as a breast where nourishment and eroticism interact dynamically, including examples from the lives of Catherine of Siena, Maria Maddalena de’Pazzi, Angela of Foligno, and Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, in addition to Rose of Lima. Flames of passion and wounds of love are then analyzed, including Teresa of Avila’s transverberation and the Mercedes graphics produced by Rose of Lima. The chapter concludes with an analysis of mystical marriage, in Rose’s life and generally, as a symbolic complex in which varied strategies of uniting with Christ–inedia, eucharistic devotion, erotic agony, unitive identification, and heart exchange, among others–are integrated into a comprehensive agenda.Less
Discusses the wound in Christ’s side as a breast where nourishment and eroticism interact dynamically, including examples from the lives of Catherine of Siena, Maria Maddalena de’Pazzi, Angela of Foligno, and Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, in addition to Rose of Lima. Flames of passion and wounds of love are then analyzed, including Teresa of Avila’s transverberation and the Mercedes graphics produced by Rose of Lima. The chapter concludes with an analysis of mystical marriage, in Rose’s life and generally, as a symbolic complex in which varied strategies of uniting with Christ–inedia, eucharistic devotion, erotic agony, unitive identification, and heart exchange, among others–are integrated into a comprehensive agenda.
Raymond Jonas
- Published in print:
- 2000
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520221369
- eISBN:
- 9780520924017
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520221369.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History
This chapter introduces the Sacred Heart of Jesus, or the Sacré-Coeur, a religious order that dates back to the reign of King Louis XIV. It begins with a narration of the author's visit to the ...
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This chapter introduces the Sacred Heart of Jesus, or the Sacré-Coeur, a religious order that dates back to the reign of King Louis XIV. It begins with a narration of the author's visit to the basilica of the Sacré-Coeur, which led to his research on the subject. The chapter introduces Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, who was an important visionary, and the entry of the Sacred Heart of Jesus into French political culture. It notes that this event coincided with another important historical event: the French Revolution. The discussion also looks at the Jesuit order, the critical discourse of the Sacré-Coeur, the start of construction of the basilica, and the people's devotion to the Sacré-Coeur. It reveals that the Sacred Heart emblem still retained some of its former symbolic power during the late twentieth century.Less
This chapter introduces the Sacred Heart of Jesus, or the Sacré-Coeur, a religious order that dates back to the reign of King Louis XIV. It begins with a narration of the author's visit to the basilica of the Sacré-Coeur, which led to his research on the subject. The chapter introduces Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, who was an important visionary, and the entry of the Sacred Heart of Jesus into French political culture. It notes that this event coincided with another important historical event: the French Revolution. The discussion also looks at the Jesuit order, the critical discourse of the Sacré-Coeur, the start of construction of the basilica, and the people's devotion to the Sacré-Coeur. It reveals that the Sacred Heart emblem still retained some of its former symbolic power during the late twentieth century.
