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Detail Of A Monument To The First Voyage Of Blessed Karolina Gerhardinger Date And Artist Unknown Monastery Church Of The Institute Of Saint Jacob Saint Jakobs Platz Munich Germany Photographed In April 2008 By Andreas Praefcke
Detail Of A Monument To The First Voyage Of Blessed Karolina Gerhardinger Date And Artist Unknown Monastery Church Of The Institute Of Saint Jacob Saint Jakobs Platz Munich Germany Photographed In April 2008 By Andreas Praefcke

Blessed Karolina Gerhardinger

Also known as: Caroline Gerhardinger; Maria Teresa Gerhardinger; Maria Theresia of Jesus; Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

9-May

Born

20 June 1797 at Stadtamhof, Bavaria, Germany as Caroline Gerhardinger

Died

9 May 1879 in München, Bavaria, Germany of natural causes

Beatified

17 November 1985 by Pope John Paul II

Biography

Blessed Karolina Gerhardinger, also known as Caroline Gerhardinger, Maria Teresa Gerhardinger, Maria Theresia of Jesus, or Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger, was born on June 20, 1797, in Stadtamhof, Bavaria, Germany. She came from a humble working-class family and received her education from the Augustinian canonesses. However, in 1809, due to a decree by the Bavarian government, religious orders, including the Augustinian canonesses, were closed.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1985-11-17 by 17 November 1985 by Pope John Paul II

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