Blessed Mary Teresa Bonzel
Also known as: Aline Bonzel; Maria Theresia; Regina Bonzel; Regina Christine Wilhelmine Bonzel
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
February 6
Born
September 17, 1830
Died
February 6, 1905
Beatified
10 November 2013 by Pope Francis
Venerated
27 March 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Mary Teresa Bonzel, also known as Aline Bonzel, Maria Theresia, Regina Bonzel, or Regina Christine Wilhelmine Bonzel, was born on September 17, 1830, in Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. From a young age, she felt a strong calling to religious life, but her family strongly opposed her decision.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2013-11-10 by 10 November 2013 by Pope Francis; the beatification recognition was celebrated at the cathedral of Paderborn, Germany with Cardinal Angelo Amato presiding; her beatification miracle involved the cure of a four-year-old boy in Colorado Springs, Colorado
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