Bernarda Heimgartner (Maria Anna)
Swiss religious sister who co-founded the Sisters of the Holy Cross of Menzingen
Who they were
Heimgartner made her vows in 1844 as the first superior general of the teaching Sisters of the Holy Cross, now the Sisters of the Holy Cross of Menzingen.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The decree on heroic virtues has been promulgated; a miracle would come next.
Why that counted as sanctity
Her cause was opened in the diocese of Basel in 1952 and she was declared Venerable in 1994.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.