The foundress of the Society of the Sacred Heart, St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, made her vows on this day in 1802.  In 1832 she called upon the Poor Clares at San Silvestro in Rome to thank them for the hospitality they gave to her Sisters as their convent was being renovated. This convent, the Trinita del Monte, is a landmark in Rome and has been the Motherhouse of Society of the Sacred Heart for centuries.