Maria Teresa of the Eucharistic Jesus

Venerable

Maria Teresa of the Eucharistic Jesus
Born(1901-01-20)20 January 1901
São Paulo, Brazil
Died8 January 1972(1972-01-08) (aged 70)
São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil

Maria Dulce Rodrigues dos Santos (religious name: Maria Teresa of the Eucharistic Jesus; 20 January 1901 – 8 January 1972) was a Brazilian nun and the founder of the Little Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate.

Pope Francis recognized her life of heroic virtue and proclaimed her to be Venerable on 3 April 2014.[1]

Life

Maria Dulce Rodrigues dos Santos was born in 1901 in Brazil. She decided to consecrate herself to God and became a nun. She assumed the name of "Maria Teresa of the Eucharistic Jesus" after admittance.

She established the Little Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate with a focus on the Blessed Virgin Mary while catering to the needs of those who were underprivileged, ailing and poor.

She died in 1972.[2]

Beatification process

The beatification process was introduced in Brazil with the declaration of "nihil obstat" (nothing against) and it bestowed upon her the title of Servant of God; the cause opened in 1997. The process opened on a local level and it spanned from 17 August 1997 to 25 November 2001; the process was ratified in 2003.[citation needed]

Pope Francis recognized her life of heroic virtue and conferred on her the title of Venerable on 3 April 2014. A miracle attributed to her was investigated and the process of that investigation was ratified on 8 February 2013.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Venerable Maria Dulce Rodrigues dos Santos". Saints SQPN. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Venerable Maria Dulce Rodrigues dos Santos". Saints SQPN. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.