BL. MARIA TERESA FASCE was born in Torriglia, Genoa, Italy on 27 December 1881. She entered the monastery of St Rita in Cascia in 1906. On Christmas Eve she was clothed in the Augustinian habit and the following year she made her vows. She became novice mistress in 1914 and vicar from 1917-20. From 1920 until her death, she was constantly re-elected abbess. The works she founded are a living and radiant witness to her activity as superior, especially the church of St Rita and the spread of … [Altro]

María Teresa Fasce, Beata
Abadesa, 18 de enero

María Teresa Fasce, Beata

Abadesa
Martirologio Romano: En la ciudad de Cascia, en Italia, beata María Teresa (María Juana) Fasce, abadesa del monasterio de la Orden de San Agustín, que supo unir la ascesis y la contemplación junto con obras de caridad hacia los peregrinos e indigentes (1947).

Fecha de beatificación: 12 de octubre de 1997 por el Papa Juan Pablo II.

María Teresa nació en Torriglia (Génova). De carácter fuerte y voluntarioso, … [Altro]