Feast March 3
Saint Teresa Eustoquio Verzeri
Religious founder, patron of Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus · Feast March 3
Biography
Ignazia Verzeri was an Italian Roman Catholic who became a Benedictine nun and established the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Her dedication to the needs of girls and their education was one of her top priorities. She established orphanages and provided assistance to the old and the ill. She assumed the name of "Teresa Eustochio" after she became a Benedictine.
Feast day
March 3
Patronage
Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Educators
Birth date
1801-07-31
Death date
1852-03-03
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
10 June 2001
Canonized by
Pope John Paul II
Feast month
3
Wikidata qid
Q456969
Content subtype
saint_biography
Feast day of month
3