two more revolutions, and witnessed Italy's struggle to become a full-fledged nation. The Sacred Heart schools quickly earned an excellent reputation.,She dreamed of educating all children regardless of their parents' financial means. For almost every new school established, a corresponding “free” school was opened to provide the poorer children of the area with a high-quality education, which they would not otherwise have received. Death During her 65-year leadership, the Society of the Sacred Heart grew to include more than 3,500 members educating women in Europe, North Africa, North and South America. Barat died at the general motherhouse in Paris on Ascension Day, May 25, 1865. In 1879, she was declared venerable and was beatified on May 24, 1908. On May 24, 1925, she was canonized by Pope Pius XI. Barat's mortal remains are located in an ornate reliquary in the Church of Saint-François-Xavier, Paris. Barat was known to refuse to have her photograph or portrait taken, and it had been believed that no portrait of her existed from her lifetime, but there is photograph of her on her deathbed. In 1992, a portrait was discovered during a restoration at the convent of Sante Rufina e Seconda in Rome by the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Ivrea. It is believed to have been painted prior to her beatification and sent from Italy to the Mother House in Paris in 1879. It currently hangs in the General Archives of the Society of the Sacred Heart. One of Barat's earliest biographers was Louis Baunard, who wrote Histoire de la vénérable Mère Madeleine-Sophie Barat, fondatrice de la Société du Sacré-Cœur de Jésus. Quotes “We don’t live with angels; we have to put up with human nature and forgive it.” “Before making any change take counsel.... Prudence and a wise slowness are necessary in the beginning.” “More is gained by indulgence than by severity.” "Be humble, be simple, bring joy to others." "For the sake of one child, I would have founded the Society." "Your example, even more than your words, will be an eloquent lesson to the world." "Give only good example to the children; never correct them when out of humor or impatient. We must win them by an appeal to their piety and to their hearts. Soften your reprimands with kind words; encourage and reward them. That is, in short, our way of educating." "Let us leave acts, not words. Nobody