Théodore Guérin
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Théodore Guérin was a French-American Catholic religious sister who founded the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, based in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana.
1855 portrait of Guérin
Portrait painting of Saint Theodora Guérin
One final resting place of Mother Theodore in the Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery
Religious sister
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A religious sister is a Christian woman who has taken public vows in a religious order dedicated to apostolic works. Though often referred to as nuns, they are canonically distinct. Nuns, religious si
Théodore Guérin
…Théodore Guérin (born Anne Thérèse Guérin; French pronunciation: ; 2 October 1798 – 14 May 1856) was a French-American Catholic religious sister who founded the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, based in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Born and raised in France, Guérin immigrated…
The former Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Sister Ann Margaret O'Hara, SP, in 2006. In the background a painting of the congregation's foundress, Mother Théodore Guérin.
Sisters (with chaplain) working at Mother of Peace AIDS orphanage in Zimbabwe, to prepare for opening another orphanage