. ▁ ▁Bad ge ▁of ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁ ▁Margaret ▁Mary ▁A la co que , ▁a ▁Vis itation ▁Sister ▁in ▁Par ay - le - Mon ial , ▁France , ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁experienced ▁vis ions ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁showed ▁her ▁his ▁Sac red ▁Heart . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 1 6 8 6 , ▁she ▁wrote ▁to ▁her ▁Super ior , ▁Mother ▁Sa uma ise , ▁that ▁the ▁Jesus ▁wished ▁' for ▁her ▁to ▁order ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁that ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁for ▁people ▁specifically ▁to ▁v ener ate ▁and ▁have ▁in ▁their ▁homes ▁and ▁also ▁small ▁pictures ▁to ▁carry ▁with ▁them '. ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Century , ▁a ▁Vis itation ▁sister , ▁V ener able ▁Ana ▁Mag dal ena ▁R ém uz at ▁( 1 6 9 6 - 1 7 3 0 ) ▁worked ▁hard ▁to ▁spread ▁these ▁bad ges . ▁They ▁were ▁popular ▁as ▁a ▁protection ▁during ▁the ▁pl ague ▁of ▁Marse illes ▁and ▁also ▁during ▁the ▁ ▁per sec utions ▁of ▁the ▁C athol ics ▁during ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁Marie ▁Les z czy ńska , ▁wife ▁of ▁King ▁Louis ▁XV ▁also ▁enthus iast ically ▁promoted ▁this ▁Bad ge . ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XIV ▁sent ▁a ▁gift ▁of ▁numerous ▁red ▁t aff eta ▁Bad ges ▁of ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁with ▁gold ▁emb roid ery , ▁for ▁her ▁wed ding ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁Pope