Blessed Maria Theresia Ledóchowska

Memorial

• 6 July

Profile

Born to the Austrian noblity, the daughter of Count Anton Ledóchowski and Josephine Salis-Zizers, known as extremely religious people. When Maria’s father died of smallpox when she was 22, she turned to God for answers and began the spiritual move that would define the rest of her life. She devoted herself to supporting missionaries and fighting against slavery, writing, publishing, travelling, speaking and fund-raising endlessly. Founder of the Missionary Sisters of Saint Peter Claver.

Born

• 24 April 1863 in Loosdorf, Melk, Austria

Died

• 6 July 1922 in Rome, Italy of natural causes

Venerated

• 16 March 1970 by Pope Paul VI (decree of heroic virtues)

Beatified

• 19 October 1975 by Pope Paul VI

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Maria, contact
     Suore Missionarie di San Pietro Claver
     Via dell’Olmata16
     00184 Roma, ITALY

Additional Information

• Hagiography Circle
• Missionary Sisters of Saint Peter Claver

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Maria Theresia Ledóchowska”. Saints.SQPN.com. 19 December 2012. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-maria-theresia-ledochowska/>