St. Mother Théodore Guérin (1798-1856) - Feast Day: October 3
CNS on Oct 12, 2016 The Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods celebrate the 10th anniversary of the canonization of Indiana's pioneer saint, Mother Theodore Guerin, their foundress.
St. Mother Théodore Guérin (1798-1856) - Feast Day: October 3
Trust in God’s Providence enabled Mother Theodore to leave her homeland, sail halfway around the world, and found a new religious congregation.
Born in Etables, France, Anne-Thérèse Guerin’s life was shattered by her father’s murder when she was 15. For several years she cared for her mother and younger sister. She entered the Sisters of Providence in 1823, taking the name Sister St. Theodore. An illness during novitiate left her with lifelong fragile health; that did not keep her from becoming an accomplished teacher.
At the invitation of the bishop of Vincennes, she and five sisters were sent in 1840 to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, to teach and to care for the sick …More