Maria Teresa of Jesus (Biagia Cortimiglia)
Italian nun who founded the Franciscan Sisters of Saint Clare
Who they were
She founded an institute for the orphan girls of Corleone in 1903, which became the Franciscan Sisters of Saint Clare.
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
The informative process opened at Palermo on 19 May 1960 and the decree on her heroic virtues was promulgated on 21 December 1998.
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.