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Sacred Heart

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Sacred Heart. Devotion to the physical heart of Jesus can be traced back to the Middle Ages, but it was long confined to mystics. In the 16th cent. it extended to many given to the ascetic life. An elaborate theological foundation was provided by St John Eudes, but it was the visions of St Margaret Mary Alacoque in 1673–5 which gave definite shape to the object of the devotion and its practices. Its most prominent feature was reparation for the outrages committed against the Divine Love, especially in the Blessed Sacrament. It became a popular RC devotion, though the Mass and Office for the feast were not authorized until 1765; it is observed on the Friday in the week after Corpus Christi.

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Sacred Heart

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Sacred Heart. The physical heart of Jesus as a subject of Catholic devotion. The devotion has been officially defined only since the 18th cent., though it can be traced back to the mystics of the Middle Ages (e.g. Bonaventura) and ultimately to meditation on Jesus' wounds at his crucifixion. The feast is observed on the Friday of the week after Corpus Christi.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Sacred Heart." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Heart, Sacred

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Heart, Sacred (object of Christian devotion): see SACRED HEART.

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