![The 'Vision of the Sacred Heart to St. Margaret Mary,' behind the main altar presents the Sacred Heart appearing to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. The 'Vision of the Sacred Heart to St. Margaret Mary,' behind the main altar presents the Sacred Heart appearing to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240607080644_7ef4210862daa343e6069de1967a6071098806f21d4a9899bc127d85fdf2e2ea.jpg)
Basilica of the Sacred Heart Restored to Artistic and Historic Glory
‘That experience begins as soon as one passes through the reserved Federalist exterior and is drawn into the Baroque-revival jewel box of color and light, gilding and grandeur’ — art historian Amy Marie Zucca