Blessed Teresa Maria Of The Cross
Also known as: Bettina (childhood nickname); Teresa Adelaide Cesina Manetti; Teresa Maria de la Cruz; Teresa Maria della Croce; Teresa Maria Manetti
Feast Day
23-Apr
Born
2 March 1846 at Campi Bisenzio, Florence, Italy as Teresa Adelaide Cesina Manetti
Died
3 April 1910 at Campi Bisenzio, Florence, Italy of natural causes; relics translated to the monastery church at Campi Bisenzio on 22 April 1912
Beatified
19 October 1986 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
23 May 1975 by Pope Paul VI (decree of heroic virtues)
Biography
Blessed Teresa Maria of the Cross, also known as Bettina (childhood nickname), Teresa Adelaide Cesina Manetti, Teresa Maria de la Cruz, Teresa Maria della Croce, and Teresa Maria Manetti, was born on 2 March 1846 in Campi Bisenzio, Florence, Italy. She was the daughter of Salvatore Manetti and Rosa Bigagli and had one brother named Adamo Raffaello. Unfortunately, her father passed away when Teresa was only three years old.
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