Blessed Mary Teresa Bonzel
Also known as
- Aline Bonzel
- Maria Theresia
- Regina Bonzel
- Regina Christine Wilhelmine Bonzel
Profile
Franciscan tertiary by age 20. She wanted to enter religious life, but her family strongly opposed it. With eight other women she took the veil as part of the new community of Sisters of Saint Francis of Perpetual Adoration, and became its director, taking the name Mother Mary Teresa. By the time of her death the order had sisters all over the world, and had established schools, hospitals, and orphanages.
Born
- 17 September 1830 at Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany as Aline Bonzel
- 6 February 1905 at Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany of natural causes
- 27 March 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)
- 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
Readings
To become all to all. – Mother Mary’s personal motto
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Mary Teresa Bonzel“. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 July 2023. Web. 25 April 2024. <>