Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur)

Marian Advocation of Quebec City (Quebec)
Popular devotion (not officially recognized by the Church)

The advocation of Not--Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) was born in the 19th century, linked to devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and spread widely in Quebec. In the city of Quebec devotion is generally linked to the congregations of the Sacred Heart. The existence of a specific parish or sanctuary with this title in the city is not clearly reflected in the repertories consulted; there may be internal chapels of religious communities (schools, congregations) under this title, but in the absence of an explicit source the data is not.

Main data

Origin and history

The advocation of Not--Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) was born in the 19th century, linked to devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and spread widely in Quebec. In the city of Quebec devotion is generally linked to the congregations of the Sacred Heart. The existence of a specific parish or sanctuary with this title in the city is not clearly reflected in the repertories consulted; there may be internal chapels of religious communities (schools, congregations) under this title, but in the absence of an explicit source the data is not.

The image and the sanctuary

The specific temple that would house this advocation in the city of Quebec does not have security in the sources. The description of the image (type, material, iconography) is also not recorded. There is no canonical coronation of the image.

Sponsorship and coronation

Invocation of popular devotion; there is no official recognition of the Church. There is no formally proclaimed local patronage or canonical coronation of the image.

Party and devotion

The general feast of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur is usually held in the surroundings of May (Mary's month) or near the feast of the Sacred Heart in some congregations; the specific local date in the city of Quebec is not recorded. Devotion is part of the spirituality of the Sacred Heart of the congregations that promote it.

Link to the Rosary

There is no specific link to the Rosary for this advocation in the city of Quebec in the sources consulted, beyond the general practice of the prayer of the Rosary proper to Marian piety.