Therese von Wüllenweber
German nun (1833–1907)
Feast: 25 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Therese von Wüllenweber, eldest daughter of Baron Joseph Theodor von Wüllenweber, was born on 19 February 1833 at Myllendonk castle, Gladbach, Germany, with a fine religious sensitivity and firm conscience.
Burning with missionary zeal, as Mother Mary of the Apostles she founded at Tivoli, near Rome, the Sisters of the Divine Saviour, the Salvatorian Sisters.
The miracles
The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A baroness who gave her life to the missions as a foundress.
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.
Connected on this site
- Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan Blessed“She established the Sisters of the Divine Savior – also referred to as the Salvatorian Sisters – with the assistance of the priest Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan, founder of the Salvatorians.” — Wikipedia
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Maria degli Apostoli von Wüllenweber
- Wikidata Q95167 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maria Therese von Wüllenweber (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.