Maria Teodora (Louise-Joséphine Voiron)
Savoyard Sister of St Joseph of Chambéry who led the congregation's work in Brazil
Who they were
She entered the Sisters of St Joseph of Chambéry in 1853 and was sent to Brazil five years later, founding a college at Itu and, as provincial superior, multiplying orphanages, hospices and schools. Santiebeati gives her death as 17 July 1925, where the Hagiography Circle has 7 July.
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 informative process opened in 1942 and the decree on her heroic virtues was promulgated on 18 February 1989.
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.