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Teresa Janina Kierocinska

Polish nun (1885-1946)

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Born

14 June 1885

sources disagree

Died

12 July 1946

sources disagree

Venerable

2 May 2013

Vatican record

Canonised

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not yet

The Vatican record

2 May 2013 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2013)
24 January 2024 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2024)

Who they were

Teresa Janina Kierocińska (religious name Maria Teresa of St. Joseph, 14 June 1885 – 12 July 1946) was a Discalced Carmelite nun born in Wieluń, who cofounded the Carmelite Sisters of the Infant Jesus and was honored with the title of the Righteous Among the Nations.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.

The miracles

No miracle approved yet

The Church has declared this person’s heroic virtue, which is what the title Venerable means. One approved miracle is needed before beatification.

Why that counted as sanctity

Limited information is available on this saint so far.

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.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Sources

Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
Wikidata Q9357300 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Teresa Janina Kierocińska (CC BY-SA)

Not yet written up in full. The dates and the step marked “Vatican record” come from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints; the rest comes from Wikidata and is not yet checked.