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Théodore Guérin

Catholic saint and nun from France (1798-1856)

SaintResearchedFranceSisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-WoodsPost-1588

Feast: 3 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
2 October 1798
verified
Died
1856
verified
Beatified
25 October 1998
by John Paul II
Canonised
15 October 2006
by Benedict XVI

Who they were

Anne-Thérèse Guérin was born at Étables, France, on 2 October 1798 and at her First Communion, aged ten, told her parish priest she wanted to become a nun. Her father, a sailor in Napoleon's navy, was murdered by bandits on his way home. An illness later left her able to eat only bland food for the rest of her life.

As Mother Théodore, born in France, she founded the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in America and, amid enormous difficulties and always trusting in Providence, cared mercifully for the young community there.

The miracles

The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.

Why that counted as sanctity

A French sister who founded a congregation in a new land amid great hardship, trusting in Providence.

Sources

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