Maria Teresa Carloni
Italian laywoman who worked for persecuted Catholics behind the Iron Curtain
Who they were
A nurse and teacher who returned to the faith after meeting Pius XII in 1943, she devoted herself to the persecuted 'Church of Silence' in Eastern Europe.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The diocesan inquiry into her life, virtues and reputation for holiness began on 1 October 2016.
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.
Connected on this site
- Pius XII Venerable“A nurse and teacher who returned to the faith after meeting Pius XII in 1943, she devoted herself to the persecuted 'Church of Silence' in Eastern Europe.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.