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Sacred Heart

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The “Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus” owes its origin to a French nun, named Mary Margaret Alacoque, of Burgundy, who practised devotion to the Saviour’s heart in consequence of a vision. The devotion was sanctioned by Pope Clement XII. in 1732.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Sachentege
Sack
Sack
Sack Race (A)
Sackbut
Sackerson
Sacrament
Sacramentarians
Sacred Anchors
Sacred City
Sacred Heart
Sacred Isle
Sacred War
Sacred Way (The)
Sacred Weed (The)
Sacrifice
Sacrifice to the Graces
Sacring Bell
Sacripant
Sad Bread (Latin, pavis gravis)
Sad Dog (He’s a)