Antique Relic of Saint Madeleine-Sophie Barat – Vintage Catholic Prayer Booklet, c. 1909

Antique Catholic relic booklet dedicated to Saint Madeleine-Sophie Barat (1779–1865), founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart.

This beautiful devotional piece preserves the appearance and typography of an early 20th-century Catholic prayer booklet. The cover features a devotional portrait of Saint Madeleine-Sophie Barat with the inscription:

“Sainte Madeleine-Sophie — priez pour nous.”

Inside, the booklet contains a “parcelle d’étoffe” — a small piece of fabric stated to have touched the body of Saint Madeleine-Sophie Barat, carefully mounted within a decorative frame.

The opposite page contains a French Prayer for the Healing of a Sick Person, invoking the intercession of Saint Madeleine-Sophie Barat. The booklet bears an Imprimatur dated Tornaci, 1 September 1909, providing an important historical reference for its age.

Saint Madeleine-Sophie Barat founded the Society of the Sacred Heart and devoted her life to the education of young women and to devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1925.

Details

• Saint: Saint Madeleine-Sophie Barat
• Dates: 1779–1865
• Type: Antique Catholic devotional relic booklet
• Relic: Fabric stated to have touched the saint's body
• Language: French
• Imprimatur: Tornaci, 1 September 1909
• Publisher/Printer: Coppin-Goisse, Ath
• Approx. size: 9 × 14 cm
• Condition: Antique condition with age-related toning, discoloration and signs of handling, consistent with its age
• Era: Early 20th century

A particularly beautiful piece for collectors of Catholic devotional history, antique religious objects, saint relics and early 20th-century ecclesiastical ephemera.