Teresa of St. Rose of Lima

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Teresa of St. Rose of Lima

CSST
Mother Teresa of St. Rose of Lima
Mother Teresa of St. Rose of Lima
Foundress of Carmelite Sisters of Saint Teresa
Born29 January 1858
George Town, Madras, India
Died12 September 1902(1902-09-12) (aged 44)
Mangapatnam, Cuddapah, India
Venerated inRoman Catholicism

Teresa of St. Rose of Lima was the founder of the Institute of the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa (CSST) Congregation in Kerala, India.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

Teresa of St. Rose of Lima was born on 29 January 1858 in George Town, Madras, India, to Peter D’Lima and Mary D’Lima. She received the name Mary Grace on baptism. She studied with the Presentation nuns at George Town, Madras. After completing the schoolmistresses test, she joined the staff of St. Xavier's Free School, George Town, Madras in 1875. She took charge of St Joseph's School, Alleppey, Kerala as the headmistress in 1879.[1][4]

Missionary Life

In May 1882 she was received as a postulant by the priest Candidus. She received formation directly from the Carmelite fathers. On 29 April 1883, she was vested and given the name Teresa of St. Rose of Lima. She made her religious profession as a Carmelite Tertiary at St. Joseph's Convent, Alleppey on 25 May 1885. She founded the Third Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel known today as the Institute of the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa (CSST) on 24 April 1887 in Ernakulam, Kerala, India and also founded St. Teresa's English Medium School for Girls on 9 May 1887.[4][1]

Death

She died in a train accident on 12 September 1902 at Mangapatnam, Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh, India.[4][1]

Introduction of beatification cause

The Archbishop of Bengaluru diocese Bernard Moras initiated the diocesan inquiry of cause of beatification and canonization of Teresa on 22 August 2015 and she was declared a Servant of God.[5]

In popular culture

Teresa Had A Dream, an Indian English-language biographical film directed by Raju Abraham was released in 2020. Produced by the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa, it focuses on her missionary work in India.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Congregation of the Carmelite Sisters of St.Teresa(C.S.S.T) | Tamil Nadu Province". www.cssttn.org. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Our Foundress". St. Joseph's Convent School. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. ^ Carmel of St. Joseph School, Malad (17 January 2018), Mother Teresa of St. Rose of Lima, retrieved 25 March 2019
  4. ^ a b c d "servant-god-mother-teresa-st-rose-lima".
  5. ^ Pereira, Violet; Mangalorean, Mangaluru Team (30 August 2015). "Bengaluru: Archbishop Moras Introduces Cause of Canonization for Mother Teresa of St Rose". Mangalorean.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  6. ^ Teresa Had A Dream | Raju Abraham | John Paul, retrieved 31 March 2021
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