Saint Maria Crescentia Höss
Also known as
- Mary Crescentia Hoss
- Crescentia Hoss
Profile
Seventh of the eight children of Matthias Höss and Lucia Hoermann. Franciscan tertiary nun in 1703, admitted to the convent at Kaufbeuren, Germany at the request of the town’s Protestant mayor. Mistreated by her new sisters for her lack of a dowry, her holiness overcame their hostility, and she won them all over. Porter. Novice-mistress from 1726 to 1741. Reluctant superior of her house from 1741 until her death in 1744.
Born
- 20 October 1682 at Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, Germany
- Easter, 5 April 1744 at Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, Germany of natural causes
- interred in the chapel of her monastery
- 2 August 1801 by Pope Pius VII (decree of heroic virtues)
Readings
God wants the convent rich in virtue, not in temporal goods. – Saint Maria Hoss
MLA Citation
- “Saint Maria Crescentia Höss“. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 May 2020. Web. 8 March 2021. <>