St. Madeline Sophie Barat Comments
Born at Joigny, Burgundy, France, on December 12, the daughter of a cooper, she was educated by her older brother Louis, who later became a priest and who imposed the strictest discipline and penances on her. On his recommendation, Father Varin, who planned to form an institute of women to teach girls, a female counterpart of the Jesuits, received her and three companions into the religious life in 1800, thus founding the Society of the Sacred ... Continue Reading
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Could Sophie be chosen for a confirmation name? She was referred to as Sophie many times in the article?
i am going to pick her for my confomation.
Wow she did alot in her life very intersting
Thankyou :) i think im going to choose this as my confirmation name...or isabelle. but this was my nunnas's name as she recently passed away..Is it Madeline or Madeleine?? I think its the second one?? okk thankyou so much shes my inspiration
What an incredibly smart and generous woman. I am very happy to have chosen her as my confirmation name.
her feast day is my birthday......
Very Helpful I used the for my Comformation
This hasen't helped no matter what other people have said i wanted to know the meaning and stuff instead of a load of stuff i DON'T want. sorry but this is how i feel.
i picked madeline for my confirmation name i love so much she seemed to help alot of people i am very glad to have her name
I was named after this saint! I love her alot. I like my name.
This lady was very christian, i picked Madeline for my confirmation name! its a ;lovely name
i am doing a project on this saint
I chose this name for confirmation - she's a very kind person and Madeleine is a beautiful name.
This is the saint l chose for my project at school
this is thew saint i picked for my saint project in English
Why is she patron?
my school is related to her.its opened 100 years ago. my school's baradene.
http://www.baradene.school.nz is the school website. i'm looking for more facts about her. i need some help!
I am also considering her for my confirmation name,she seems to have done a lot for Christianity
This is the Saint I picked for Confirmation. I find Saint Madeleine was a great woman. It is an honor to take her name.
She should inspire us all. This info helped me to choose my saint name for my confirmation. Thanks!