Which nations have been consecrated to the Sacred Heart?

The number is growing fast in the 21st century.

On March 25, 1874, Ecuador became the world’s first nation to be consecrated officially to the Sacred Heart with full state backing.

The interior of the Basilica of the National Vow in Quito, built in memory of Ecuador’s consecration to the Sacred Heart. Credit: Alejandro Quintanar/wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0.

The consecration was proclaimed jointly by Ecuador…