SAINT
saint-maria-theresia-scherer
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Anna Maria Katherina Scherer was a Swiss religious sister and the co-founder of the Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross. She founded that congregation alongside the Capuchin priest Theodosius Florentini. She was given the name Maria Theresia upon her investiture.
feast Day
06-16
birth Date
1825-10-31
death Date
1888-06-16
canonization Status
beatified
feast Month
6
feast Day Of Month
16

