Litany of Saints
No likeness on file

Élisabeth Bacq (Thérèse of Jesus)

French convert from Lutheranism who founded a religious congregation at Nancy

Servant of GodFull write-upFrance
Born
16 September 1825
verified
Died
2 June 1896
verified
Beatified
—
not yet
Canonised
—
not yet

Who they were

Born in Paris in 1825 and baptised a Catholic at fourteen, she founded a community at Nancy that became the Sisters of the Assumption of Our Lady, and died in Paris in 1896.

The miracles

No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.

Why that counted as sanctity

The nihil obstat for her cause was given on 7 January 1993 and she is listed as a Servant of God.

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.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Sources

Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.

All saints · About this site · Report a mistake on this page