Maria Teresa Fasce
Augustinian abbess of the monastery at Cascia
Who they were
The Roman Martyrology records her at Cascia in Umbria as abbess of the monastery of the Order of Saint Augustine, who joined asceticism and contemplation to works of charity towards pilgrims and the needy. She was beatified on 12 October 1997 by Pope John Paul II.
The miracles
The source does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology says she united asceticism and contemplation with works of charity towards pilgrims and the needy.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Roman Martyrology, 18 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 12 October 1997
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.