Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

Théodore Guérin SP (born Anne Thérèse Guérin (October 2, 1798 – May 14, 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 to the United States in 1840, where she became known for her advancement of education, especially in Indiana and in eastern Illinois. She founded numerous schools, including Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Guérin is known for her care of the orphaned, the sick, and the poor of the Diocese of Vincennes.

Mother Guérin was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1998, and she was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006. Saint Mother Theodore Guérin's feast day is October 3, although some calendars list it in the Roman Martyrology as May 14, the date of her death.

Here is her Shrine in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana