Teresa Manganiello
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Montefusco, Avellino, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Montefusco, Avellino, Kingdom of Italy
Teresa Manganiello | |
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| Born | January 1, 1849 Montefusco, Avellino, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies |
| Died | November 4, 1876 (aged 27) Montefusco, Avellino, Kingdom of Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 22 May 2010, Benevento, Italy by Cardinal Angelo Amato |
| Feast | 4 November |
Teresa Manganiello (1 January 1849 – 4 November 1876) was an Italian who became a member of the Secular Franciscan Order. She desired to establish a new religious congregation but died before the idea could come to fruition.
She was beatified in 2010 in Benevento after a miracle was found to have been attributed to her intercession and the cause still continues.
Teresa Manganiello was born in 1849 to farmers in Montefusco.
She was a drawn to religious life and later became a member of the Secular Franciscan Order in 1871 as she was drawn to the life of Francis of Assisi. Pope Pius IX received her in a private audience in 1873 and blessed her for her mission which was to establish a new religious congregation.
Manganiello died of a sudden illness in late 1876 before she could accomplish this task but her work soon led to the establishment of the Franciscan Immaculate Sisters that Father Ludovico Acernese founded. She is considered to be the spiritual cornerstone of this congregation.[1]
