The Basics: Born in 1797 in Germany; died May 9, 1879, in Germany; beatified November 17, 1985, by John Paul II; feast day, May 9. Woman religious, teacher. The Story: You might call Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger the Mother Cabrini of German immigrants to the United States. (Or perhaps, Mother Cabrini was the Theresa of Jesus of… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger
Tag: Sisterhood of Saints
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Buriana
The Basics: Born in the sixth century in Ireland; died in the sixth century in England; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, May 1. Evangelist, hermit, and healer. The Story: Imagine being so on fire for God that you are willing to move away from the comforts of life to an area about which you know little or nothing.… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Buriana
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Tarbula
The Basics: Birth date and place unknown; died 345 in what is now Iran; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, April 22. Martyr. The Story: Tarbula’s brother, the bishop Symeon, already had been executed by King Shapur II. Symeon’s martyrdom had been particularly cruel; on the day he was beheaded, he was the last of one hundred Christians to… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Tarbula
Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Marie Anne Blondin
The Basics: Born April 18, 1809, in Terrebone, Canada; died January 2, 1890, in Lachine, Canada; beatified April 29, 2001, by Pope John Paul II; feast day, April 18. Educator, woman religious. The Story: Born Esther Blondin, this blessed was born the third of twelve children in Quebec. She was illiterate when she went to work as… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Marie Anne Blondin