Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque Contemplating the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Corrado Giaquinto (1765) - Public Domain Catholic Painting

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque was a French Catholic Visitation nun and mystic who was chosen by Christ to arouse the Church to a realization of the love of God symbolized by the heart of Jesus^[1][2]. She is greatly recognized for her devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus^[3]. Saint Margaret Mary Church is open for visitors to adore the beloved Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar^[4].

Corrado Giaquinto was an Italian Rococo painter^[1]. He was born in Molfetta on February 8, 1703, and died in Naples on April 18, 1766^[2]. Giaquinto was a peripatetic painter, with long sojourns in Naples, Rome (between 1723-53), Turin (1733 and 1735-9), and Madrid (1753-1761)^[3]. His work can be found in the permanent collections of several museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art^[4] and the Musée Fesch^[1].