Théodore Guérin
American Roman Catholic educator and saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anne Thérèse Guérin SP (2 October 1798 – 14 May 1856), designated by the Vatican as Saint Theodora, was a French-American saint and the foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, a congregation of Catholic sisters at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Pope John Paul II beatified Guérin on 25 October 1998, and Pope Benedict XVI canonized her a saint of the Catholic Church on 15 October 2006. Mother Guérin's feast day is 3 October, although some calendars list it in the Roman Martyrology as 14 May, her day of death.
Theodora Guérin | |
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Religious, Foundress, Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Caretaker, Educator | |
Born | Anne-Thérèse Guérin (1798-10-02)October 2, 1798 Étables-sur-Mer, France |
Died | May 14, 1856(1856-05-14) (aged 57) Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, United States |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | October 25, 1998, by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized | October 15, 2006, by Pope Benedict XVI |
Major shrine | Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guérin and Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana (where her remains are entombed) |
Feast | October 3 |
Patronage | State of Indiana; Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana; Indianapolis |
Guérin immigrated to Indiana from France in 1840, and became known for her advancement of education, especially in Indiana and in eastern Illinois; founding numerous schools including Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana; and for her care of the orphaned, the sick, and the poor of the Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana.