Maria Teresa of the Eucharistic Jesus

Venerable

Maria Teresa of the Eucharistic Jesus
Born(1901-01-20)20 January 1901
São Paulo, Brazil
Died8 January 1972(1972-01-08) (aged 70)
São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil

Maria Dulce Rodrigues dos Santos (religious name: Maria Teresa of the Eucharistic Jesus; 20 January 1901 – 8 January 1972) was a Brazilian nun and the founder of the Little Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate.

Pope Francis recognized her life of heroic virtue and proclaimed her to be Venerable on 3 April 2014.

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